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Senior Staff Scientist: H-1B salaries

74 labor condition applications used the job title Senior Staff Scientist. Median offered base salary $90,262; middle half $78,788–$113,618.

Applications (LCAs)74

Median offered salary$90,262

Middle half of salaries$78,788–$113,618

10th–90th percentile$68,948–$129,181

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Children's Hospital Corporation	26	$85,000
Baylor College of Medicine	8	$78,150
Solenis LLC	7	$111,372
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	3	$76,400
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, Inc.	2	$120,000
Oregon Health & Science University	2	$121,538
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	2	$124,858
University of Florida	2	$92,900
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	2	$75,000
New York Genome Center, Inc.	2	$111,500
Place Genomics Corporation	2	$170,000
San Diego Biomedical Research Institute	1	$90,480
Loyola University Chicago	1	$57,000
The Forsyth Institute	1	$31,242
Vanderbilt University	1	$80,000
Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc.	1	$300,000
SAS Institute Inc.	1	$139,173
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC	1	$201,600
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans	1	$70,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	1	$96,949
Washington University	1	$65,562
Mayo Clinic	1	$136,427
Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc.	1	$113,922
Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.	1	$158,600
Boston Children's Network Specialty Physicians, Inc	1	$85,000
Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution Inc.	1	$58,000
VGP Holdings LLC	1	$122,928

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$75,000
Level II (qualified)	$80,663
Level III (experienced)	$107,333
Level IV (fully competent)	$120,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	18	$82,832
FY2024	22	$100,474
FY2025	14	$90,915
FY2026	14	$91,575

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).