H-1B Chief Scientific Officer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Chief Scientific Officer is $150,000, across 39 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$150,000
Average wage
$184,610
90th percentile
$327,787
Certified LCAs
39
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,000
- 25th
- $127,500
- Median
- $150,000
- Average
- $184,610
- 90th
- $327,787
- Highest
- $450,000
Based on 39 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Chief Scientific Officer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| APPTRONIK, INC. | 2 | $342,867 |
| Alector LLC | 2 | $327,787 |
| Lumenex Bio Inc. | 2 | $230,400 |
| Willow Neuroscience, Inc. | 2 | $195,000 |
| Boston Meats, Inc. | 1 | $150,010 |
| Convergent Research LLC | 2 | $150,000 |
| Decimal.Health LLC | 1 | $150,000 |
| TRANSITION PHARMACY LLC | 1 | $141,315 |
| Laminar Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $130,000 |
| The Oncor Coproation | 1 | $130,000 |
| ExViva Inc | 3 | $125,000 |
| qBraid Co | 1 | $107,994 |
| Memsel, Inc. | 1 | $91,000 |
| RBIO, co. | 1 | $70,000 |
| PGX GLOBAL FOUNDATION | 1 | $60,000 |
Salaries by location
Acton, MA · $130,000Mountain View, CA · $195,000South San Francisco, CA · $327,787Boston, MA · $183,160Alameda, CA · $150,000Austin, TX · $342,867Menlo Park, CA · $230,400New Haven, CT · $125,000Philadelphia, PA · $181,340San Francisco, CA · $70,000Princeton, NJ · $141,315Somerville, MA · $150,010Santa Fe Springs, CA · $130,000Haltom City, TX · $91,000Chicago, IL · $107,994