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Scientist I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 503 certified H-1B applications for Scientist I roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $77,250.

Median salary offered
$77,250
Middle half earn
$67,332 to $97,624
Top 10% earn over
$120,000
Certified filings
503

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
University of Wisconsin System158$68,901$63,419 – $73,958
The University of Alabama at Birmingham35$72,000$67,591 – $80,000
Allen Institute28$82,696$77,250 – $85,212
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.19$117,000$115,000 – $120,878
University of Kentucky18$55,449$55,099 – $57,980
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation9$73,800$73,000 – $74,000
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.9$96,907$94,786 – $103,954
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute8$89,685$84,254 – $90,000
CZ Biohub SF, LLC7$112,549$106,274 – $116,441
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.7$65,333$60,000 – $66,040
Univ of WI System7$66,500$62,052 – $70,670
Riconpharma, LLC6$70,517$70,000 – $77,758
Resolian f.k.a. Alliance Pharma, Inc.6$93,636$89,409 – $93,636
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.6$101,500$99,648 – $104,500
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.6$91,400$91,400 – $92,469
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.5$114,100$110,000 – $120,000
KBI Biopharma, Inc.5$90,000$90,000 – $99,757
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Midwest, LLC.4$44,346$44,346 – $47,185
HD Biosciences, Inc.4$77,500$75,000 – $80,000
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.4$117,500$113,750 – $120,500
PPD Development, L.P.4$49,494$43,945 – $53,581
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee4$60,048$58,870 – $60,935
Kenox Pharmaceuticals, Inc.4$92,500$90,000 – $95,000
McNeal Professional Services, Inc.4$63,440$63,440 – $64,340
Metagenomi, Inc.3$120,000$117,500 – $122,500
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute3$88,000$88,000 – $88,000
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.3$128,000$126,424 – $130,500
Arena BioWorks LLC3$105,000$101,000 – $105,000
Cytokinetics, Inc.3$130,437$129,688 – $135,218
Emulate, Inc.3$71,050$70,525 – $71,476
Ayana Bio LLC3$133,900$130,450 – $133,900
XenoBiotic Laboratories, Inc., a div. of WuXi3$80,000$77,991 – $82,500
Azenta, Inc.2$83,858$83,117 – $84,599
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC2$88,592$84,196 – $92,987
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.2$118,500$117,750 – $119,250
AbbVie Inc.2$103,268$100,020 – $106,517
Forge Biologics2$92,700$92,700 – $92,700
AIR Worldwide Corporation2$110,000$110,000 – $110,000
Mammoth Biosciences Inc.2$125,106$117,553 – $132,660
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.2$137,540$136,110 – $138,970
Seqirus Inc.2$114,425$114,138 – $114,712
Versatope Therapeutics, Inc.2$68,400$67,366 – $69,435
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.2$118,000$111,000 – $125,000
Sail Biomedicines, Inc.2$127,500$118,750 – $136,250
Sanofi US Services Inc.2$98,121$97,182 – $99,060
Scribe Therapeutics Inc.2$125,978$125,644 – $126,311
WuXi Biologics USA, LLC2$81,789$79,394 – $84,184
Adimab Service Company, LLC2$161,000$161,000 – $161,000
Coherus BioSciences, Inc.1$115,000$115,000 – $115,000
Children's Hospital of Orange County1$103,605$103,605 – $103,605

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Madison, WI156$68,765$63,344 – $72,850
Birmingham, AL35$73,029$69,035 – $80,000
Seattle, WA28$82,696$77,250 – $85,212
Boston, MA24$103,000$88,246 – $115,575
Somerville, MA23$117,000$115,000 – $120,878
Cambridge, MA20$107,500$99,250 – $115,000
Lexington, KY17$55,548$55,099 – $58,025
South San Francisco, CA14$129,688$120,900 – $138,793
San Diego, CA14$84,121$80,000 – $100,500
San Francisco, CA10$112,549$100,000 – $114,317
Frederick, MD8$96,678$93,767 – $105,583
Lexington, MA8$133,150$119,744 – $136,110
Silver Spring, MD7$67,038$63,440 – $72,160
Bethesda, MD7$73,800$73,400 – $74,000
Denville, NJ6$70,517$70,000 – $77,758
Malvern, PA6$93,636$89,409 – $93,636
Exton, PA6$62,666$60,000 – $66,394
Cranbury, NJ5$80,800$80,000 – $85,000
Middleton, WI5$53,581$45,406 – $53,581
Durham, NC5$90,000$85,000 – $90,000

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I197$69,817
Level II174$90,000
Level III60$116,000
Level IV13$115,000

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202360$68,560
2024191$80,000
2025168$81,188
202684$74,500