H-1B Chemist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Chemist is $70,000, across 802 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$70,000
Average wage
$77,992
90th percentile
$104,635
Certified LCAs
802
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $25,126
- 25th
- $62,000
- Median
- $70,000
- Average
- $77,992
- 90th
- $104,635
- Highest
- $1,713,648
Based on 802 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
133FY20
133FY21
106FY22
111FY23
170FY24
127FY25
22FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Chemist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 18 | $110,593 |
| J-Star Research, Inc. | 10 | $98,760 |
| APICORE LLC | 19 | $90,000 |
| KVK-Tech, Inc. | 20 | $87,500 |
| NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 13 | $85,000 |
| Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc | 18 | $80,000 |
| NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC. | 31 | $78,770 |
| WES Pharma Inc. | 10 | $75,831 |
| Guardian Drug Company, Inc. | 22 | $73,000 |
| Sannova Analytical LLC | 40 | $65,000 |
| APPCO Pharma LLC | 17 | $65,000 |
| Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC | 10 | $63,150 |
| RK PHARMA INC | 57 | $63,086 |
| A & B Environmental Services, Inc. | 23 | $60,000 |
| SEAWAY PHARMA INC | 15 | $60,000 |
Salaries by location
Somerset, NJ · $65,000Pearl River, NY · $63,086East Windsor, NJ · $78,770Houston, TX · $60,000Piscataway, NJ · $62,500Dayton, NJ · $68,000Newtown, PA · $92,500Wilmington, DE · $80,000Richland, WA · $110,593North Brunswick, NJ · $90,000Cranbury, NJ · $78,166Massena, NY · $60,000East Brunswick, NJ · $77,800Davis, CA · $83,000Fairfield, NJ · $65,000