H-1B Physicist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Physicist is $134,068, across 90 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$134,068
Average wage
$161,103
90th percentile
$221,277
Certified LCAs
90
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $62,400
- 25th
- $101,837
- Median
- $134,068
- Average
- $161,103
- 90th
- $221,277
- Highest
- $1,731,324
Based on 89 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Physicist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| City of Hope National Medical Center | 3 | $235,000 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 3 | $220,000 |
| UPCI Cancer Services | 8 | $207,698 |
| Mayo Clinic | 4 | $184,776 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. | 2 | $178,968 |
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | $176,006 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | 11 | $160,100 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 1 | $143,866 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 9 | $124,944 |
| NOVANT HEALTH, INC. | 3 | $106,954 |
| Monstr Sense Technologies | 2 | $103,000 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 11 | $101,837 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | 5 | $101,514 |
| INTERPRETIVE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, INC. | 2 | $99,352 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 6 | $82,798 |
Salaries by location
Upton, NY · $160,100Lemont, IL · $101,837East Lansing, MI · $82,798Richland, WA · $126,818Cambridge, MA · $101,514Pittsburgh, PA · $206,614Greensburg, PA · $212,629Charlotte, NC · $106,954Lancaster, PA · $220,000San Francisco, CA · $105,500La Crosse, WI · $178,968Rochester, MN · $199,050Houston, TX · $99,352Duarte, CA · $241,670Ann Arbor, MI · $103,000