H-1B Senior Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Scientist is $107,497, across 1,508 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$107,497
Average wage
$109,623
90th percentile
$147,199
Certified LCAs
1,508
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $46,550
- 25th
- $85,000
- Median
- $107,497
- Average
- $109,623
- 90th
- $147,199
- Highest
- $1,225,099
Based on 1,508 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
160FY20
224FY21
239FY22
242FY23
296FY24
283FY25
64FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | 16 | $160,000 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 12 | $141,120 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 52 | $138,451 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 44 | $131,450 |
| BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 34 | $126,411 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 48 | $121,867 |
| MedImmune LLC | 35 | $117,521 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 18 | $106,050 |
| ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 14 | $103,251 |
| Zoetis, Inc. | 44 | $100,000 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 14 | $100,000 |
| PFIZER INC. | 60 | $86,376 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 77 | $85,000 |
| Washington University | 100 | $70,000 |
| PPD Development, L.P. | 68 | $67,000 |
Salaries by location
Cambridge, MA · $132,852St. Louis, MO · $70,000New York, NY · $85,000Gaithersburg, MD · $119,855Middleton, WI · $66,000Tarrytown, NY · $138,455San Diego, CA · $115,149Kalamazoo, MI · $100,000South San Francisco, CA · $135,000Waltham, MA · $121,867Ridgefield, CT · $126,411Boston, MA · $105,380New Brunswick, NJ · $124,197Seattle, WA · $103,000Pearl River, NY · $82,763