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Senior Scientist: H-1B salaries
1,059 labor condition applications used the job title Senior Scientist. Median offered base salary $119,025; middle half $90,000–$139,470.
Applications (LCAs)1,059
Median offered salary$119,025
Middle half of salaries$90,000–$139,470
10th–90th percentile$70,042–$153,566
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Washington University | 85 | $71,500 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 54 | $138,728 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 43 | $145,340 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 40 | $87,725 |
| Zoetis, Inc. | 33 | $100,000 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 31 | $94,702 |
| PPD Development, L.P. | 27 | $70,000 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 25 | $125,840 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 23 | $129,957 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 21 | $108,410 |
| MedImmune LLC | 20 | $121,903 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | 16 | $159,650 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 14 | $100,000 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 11 | $142,200 |
| Amgen Inc. | 11 | $152,515 |
| Alnylam US, Inc. | 10 | $151,000 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 9 | $103,251 |
| Waters Technologies Corporation | 8 | $112,911 |
| Riconpharma, LLC | 8 | $97,650 |
| The University of Kansas Medical Center | 8 | $72,600 |
| The University of Virginia | 7 | $86,000 |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC | 7 | $63,443 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 7 | $62,962 |
| Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | 7 | $152,000 |
| Philips North America LLC | 6 | $134,742 |
| Guardant Health, Inc. | 6 | $138,746 |
| Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. | 6 | $170,420 |
| TCG GreenChem, Inc | 6 | $94,706 |
| Simulations Plus, Inc. | 5 | $147,300 |
| Intellia Therapeutics | 5 | $147,450 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 5 | $101,379 |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC | 4 | $78,544 |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | 4 | $144,500 |
| Navigate BioPharma Services, Inc. | 4 | $88,462 |
| TE Connectivity Corporation | 4 | $125,000 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 | $102,690 |
| SolidEnergy Systems, LLC | 4 | $140,000 |
| GlaxoSmithKline LLC | 4 | $85,404 |
| Aon Re, Inc. | 4 | $105,000 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 4 | $80,000 |
| Q-CTRL, Inc | 4 | $143,500 |
| DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC | 4 | $125,376 |
| Axalta Coating Systems, LLC | 4 | $110,087 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 4 | $72,362 |
| Orna Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $155,000 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 4 | $150,000 |
| Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC | 4 | $135,976 |
| DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC | 4 | $130,000 |
| Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. | 4 | $117,998 |
| Sutro Biopharma, Inc. | 3 | $150,000 |
| Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $104,166 |
| HD Biosciences, Inc. | 3 | $115,149 |
| Genpharm International LLC | 3 | $145,860 |
| Pros Inc | 3 | $155,000 |
| Cyprotex US, LLC | 3 | $111,000 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 3 | $105,331 |
| InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $120,175 |
| Abzena (Bristol) LLC | 3 | $130,000 |
| Sana Biotechnology, Inc. | 3 | $165,000 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | 3 | $125,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $96,500 |
| Level II (qualified) | $96,750 |
| Level III (experienced) | $126,099 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $140,000 |
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 | 228 | $105,897 |
| FY2024 | 288 | $112,916 |
| FY2025 | 278 | $123,800 |
| FY2026 | 229 | $127,000 |
Cities
- St. Louis, MO85
- Cambridge, MA81
- Tarrytown, NY53
- New York, NY47
- San Diego, CA41
- Gaithersburg, MD36
- South San Francisco, CA32
- Kalamazoo, MI32
- Waltham, MA28
- Ridgefield, CT20
- Middleton, WI16
- Boston, MA13
- Watertown, MA12
- Redwood City, CA12
- Philadelphia, PA12
- New Brunswick, NJ11
- San Jose, CA10
- Framingham, MA10
- Woburn, MA10
- Pearl River, NY10
- Columbia, MO10
- Memphis, TN9
- Houston, TX9
- Pleasanton, CA8
- Denville, NJ8
- Seattle, WA8
- Kansas City, KS8
- Lexington, MA8
- Palo Alto, CA7
- Marlborough, MA7
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).