Chemist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 369 certified H-1B applications for Chemist roles between May 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $75,676. The typical offer was 3% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $75,676
Middle half earn: $63,086 to $90,000
Top 10% earn over: $110,000
Certified filings: 369

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Pay by employer


RK Pharma Inc	43	$63,000	−17%	$63,000 – $64,615
Novitium Pharma LLC.	26	$78,770	+4%	$78,770 – $80,442
Sannova Analytical LLC	17	$81,000	+7%	$70,000 – $85,000
Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC	11	$60,000	−21%	$57,054 – $65,050
Guardian Drug Company, Inc.	11	$68,000	−10%	$63,300 – $85,500
A & B Environmental Services, Inc.	10	$63,357	−16%	$60,934 – $63,544
J-Star Research, Inc.	9	$106,000	+40%	$90,000 – $115,000
APPCO Pharma LLC	8	$62,000	−18%	$62,000 – $74,375
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	8	$96,140	+27%	$81,875 – $97,106
Battelle Memorial Institute	7	$104,636	+38%	$102,631 – $121,420
Apicore LLC	7	$100,000	+32%	$97,264 – $127,500
Eli Lilly and Company	7	$100,526	+33%	$100,526 – $154,678
KVK-Tech, Inc.	6	$107,500	+42%	$97,500 – $125,000
Samjan Group Inc.	5	$80,600	+7%	$64,230 – $80,600
WES Pharma Inc.	5	$66,227	−12%	$55,000 – $83,200
Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc	4	$81,600	+8%	$80,000 – $87,100
RTI Laboratories Inc	4	$59,550	−21%	$58,512 – $63,751
C S Bio Co.	3	$75,000	−1%	$74,500 – $75,000
Everest Life Sciences LLC	3	$68,141	−10%	$66,186 – $91,312
Seaway Pharma Inc	3	$62,000	−18%	$57,500 – $62,000
Applied Materials, Inc	3	$166,000	+119%	$164,938 – $168,000
Stira Pharmaceuticals LLC	3	$85,000	+12%	$82,500 – $87,500
Rising Pharma Holdings Inc.	3	$65,000	−14%	$60,000 – $65,000
Allexcel Inc	2	$132,700	+75%	$131,850 – $133,550
Alfa Chemistry Inc.	2	$95,451	+26%	$78,176 – $112,726
Aucta Pharmaceuticals Inc.	2	$82,500	+9%	$81,250 – $83,750
A&B Labs Arizona Inc.	2	$60,861	−20%	$60,861 – $60,861
Agnitio, Inc.	2	$60,500	−20%	$60,250 – $60,750
AGT Labs Inc.	2	$69,014	−9%	$66,186 – $71,843
Tulex Pharmaceuticals Inc.	2	$90,000	+19%	$90,000 – $90,000
Pilla Electrical Products, Inc.	2	$62,000	−18%	$62,000 – $62,000
Strive Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2	$65,000	−14%	$65,000 – $65,000
Sika Corporation	2	$101,200	+34%	$99,525 – $102,875
Quagen Pharmaceuticals LLC	2	$81,350	+7%	$75,675 – $87,025
USpharma Ltd	2	$63,018	−17%	$60,509 – $65,528
Synchem Inc	2	$55,997	−26%	$55,996 – $55,998
Jamestown Distributors LLC	2	$106,113	+40%	$106,113 – $106,113
FerroByte, Inc.	2	$101,920	+35%	$98,800 – $105,040
GAR Technologies Inc	2	$64,250	−15%	$63,875 – $64,625
Cosmetics & Perfume Filling & Packaging, Inc.	2	$79,487	+5%	$78,930 – $80,044
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC	2	$68,085	−10%	$64,042 – $72,128
Green Chemicals Inc.	2	$78,187	+3%	$78,187 – $78,187
COSMAX USA Corporation	2	$73,891	−2%	$72,998 – $74,784
Bostik, Inc.	2	$57,221	−24%	$57,221 – $57,221
Biogene Organics, Inc	2	$66,672	−12%	$62,508 – $70,836
A Chemtek, Inc.	2	$76,500	+1%	$76,500 – $76,500
ACS Scientific Inc	2	$75,300	0%	$72,650 – $77,950
Kingfa Science & Technology (USA), Inc.	2	$68,162	−10%	$63,596 – $72,727
Intertek Testing Services Philippines	2	$58,074	−23%	$58,074 – $58,074
MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc	2	$80,115	+6%	$72,172 – $88,058

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Pearl River, NY	41	$63,000	$63,000 – $64,230
East Windsor, NJ	29	$78,770	$78,770 – $90,000
Somerset, NJ	21	$81,000	$70,000 – $85,763
Piscataway, NJ	12	$68,365	$62,000 – $81,250
Delran, NJ	11	$60,000	$57,054 – $65,050
Dayton, NJ	11	$68,000	$63,300 – $85,500
Houston, TX	11	$63,357	$62,878 – $63,357
East Brunswick, NJ	9	$80,600	$65,000 – $80,974
Newtown, PA	8	$107,500	$98,750 – $122,500
Richland, WA	7	$104,636	$102,631 – $121,420
Fairfield, NJ	7	$80,000	$64,500 – $82,987
South Plainfield, NJ	7	$110,000	$98,000 – $115,000
Davis, CA	6	$89,569	$79,625 – $96,140
Cranbury, NJ	5	$90,000	$80,000 – $90,000
Westminster, MD	5	$66,227	$55,000 – $83,200
North Brunswick, NJ	4	$87,800	$76,508 – $103,750
Indianapolis, IN	4	$100,526	$96,694 – $100,526
Wilmington, DE	4	$81,600	$80,000 – $87,100
Livonia, MI	4	$59,550	$58,512 – $63,751
Boston, MA	3	$140,000	$124,080 – $149,278

By experience level


Level I	174	$63,086
Level II	125	$80,600
Level III	37	$100,000
Level IV	32	$115,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year


2023	20	$62,000
2024	170	$77,427
2025	108	$69,708
2026	71	$79,040