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Physicist: H-1B salaries
43 labor condition applications used the job title Physicist. Median offered base salary $131,633; middle half $103,500–$199,696.
Applications (LCAs)43
Median offered salary$131,633
Middle half of salaries$103,500–$199,696
10th–90th percentile$94,344–$237,446
Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 6 | $101,837 |
| UPCI Cancer Services | 5 | $209,080 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 5 | $134,068 |
| Monstr Sense Technologies | 3 | $103,000 |
| Novant Health | 2 | $106,954 |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | 2 | $241,670 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 2 | $220,969 |
| Error Corp. | 2 | — |
| Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc. | 1 | $96,179 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. | 1 | $192,937 |
| precess medical derivatives | 1 | $70,000 |
| Michigan State University | 1 | $79,595 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 1 | $75,774 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc. | 1 | $138,320 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | 1 | $101,514 |
| Mayo Clinic | 1 | $183,560 |
| HMH Hospitals Corporation | 1 | $226,387 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | 1 | $250,000 |
| Interpretive Software Products, Inc. | 1 | $105,000 |
| Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute | 1 | $150,000 |
| NanoRes LLC | 1 | — |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 1 | $270,000 |
| Jefferson Science Associates, LLC | 1 | $129,198 |
| Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC | 1 | $135,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | $121,660 |
| Level II (qualified) | $128,691 |
| Level III (experienced) | $117,376 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $212,629 |
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 | 11 | $106,954 |
| FY2024 | 8 | $103,000 |
| FY2025 | 13 | $138,936 |
| FY2026 | 6 | $166,893 |
Cities
- Lemont, IL6
- Greensburg, PA4
- Richland, WA4
- Ann Arbor, MI3
- Charlotte, NC2
- Duarte, CA2
- Lancaster, PA2
- New York, NY2
- Bethesda, MD2
- Pittsburgh, PA1
- Burlington, MA1
- La Crosse, WI1
- Dothan, AL1
- East Lansing, MI1
- Boston, MA1
- Worcester, MA1
- San Francisco, CA1
- Cambridge, MA1
- Jacksonville, FL1
- Neptune, NJ1
- Houston, TX1
- Detroit, MI1
- Lafayette, IN1
- Newport News, VA1
- Idaho Falls, ID1
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).