H-1B Scientist 2 Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Scientist 2 is $130,000, across 222 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$130,000
Average wage
$126,946
90th percentile
$150,973
Certified LCAs
222
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $54,266
- 25th
- $120,090
- Median
- $130,000
- Average
- $126,946
- 90th
- $150,973
- Highest
- $163,792
Based on 221 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
36FY20
23FY21
40FY22
46FY23
26FY24
33FY25
18FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Scientist 2
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC | 155 | $137,396 |
| GRAIL, Inc. | 3 | $133,000 |
| CZ BIOHUB SF, LLC | 2 | $129,355 |
| Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC | 3 | $127,898 |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | 8 | $127,000 |
| Surrozen, Inc. | 2 | $115,000 |
| Charles River Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $108,150 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 3 | $101,816 |
| Mosaic Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $100,000 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 12 | $99,039 |
| BioReliance Corporation | 3 | $97,000 |
| Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. | 2 | $85,000 |
| Kelly Services, Inc. | 11 | $80,891 |
| Abzena | 1 | $75,000 |
| Southern Research Institute | 4 | $68,383 |
Salaries by location
Los Alamos, NM · $137,000San Diego, CA · $99,039Bethesda, MD · $80,881Pleasanton, CA · $127,000South San Francisco, CA · $112,000Birmingham, AL · $68,383Menlo Park, CA · $133,000San Francisco, CA · $129,355Rockville, MD · $97,000Woburn, MA · $127,898La Jolla, CA · $85,000Shrewsbury, MA · $108,150North Bethesda, MD · $85,010Boulder, CO · $100,000Hutto, TX · $140,000