H-1B Scientist I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Scientist I is $77,250, across 1,112 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$77,250
Average wage
$82,542
90th percentile
$115,000
Certified LCAs
1,112
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $37,960
- 25th
- $65,000
- Median
- $77,250
- Average
- $82,542
- 90th
- $115,000
- Highest
- $190,000
Based on 1,112 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
107FY20
112FY21
190FY22
184FY23
223FY24
219FY25
77FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Scientist I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. | 34 | $115,000 |
| MedImmune LLC | 15 | $106,000 |
| Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. | 34 | $92,830 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 14 | $89,685 |
| KBI Biopharma, Inc. | 12 | $89,500 |
| BioAgilytix Labs, LLC | 16 | $82,400 |
| ALLEN INSTITUTE | 41 | $80,250 |
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation | 13 | $73,800 |
| RICONPHARMA, LLC | 12 | $70,000 |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | 91 | $68,499 |
| Univ of WI System | 19 | $68,340 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 270 | $67,000 |
| Southern Research Institute | 15 | $62,577 |
| Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation | 14 | $61,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | 58 | $50,962 |
Salaries by location
Madison, WI · $67,000Birmingham, AL · $68,499Cambridge, MA · $106,413Lexington, KY · $50,962Seattle, WA · $80,250Boston, MA · $95,000San Diego, CA · $90,000Frederick, MD · $93,350Somerville, MA · $115,000South San Francisco, CA · $113,550Durham, NC · $79,467Gaithersburg, MD · $100,000San Francisco, CA · $107,702Cranbury, NJ · $67,361Lexington, MA · $119,488