H-1B Senior Staff Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Scientist is $90,480, across 97 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$90,480
Average wage
$101,501
90th percentile
$143,504
Certified LCAs
97
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $31,242
- 25th
- $75,005
- Median
- $90,480
- Average
- $101,501
- 90th
- $143,504
- Highest
- $350,000
Based on 97 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Staff Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Science Associates, LLC | 2 | $185,800 |
| Pleno, Inc. | 2 | $160,000 |
| SAS Institute Inc. | 2 | $133,546 |
| Harvard University | 2 | $123,600 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | 2 | $121,538 |
| Solenis LLC | 6 | $111,774 |
| New York Genome Center, Inc. | 2 | $111,500 |
| San Diego Biomedical Research Institute | 3 | $90,480 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | 29 | $90,000 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | 3 | $75,005 |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | 2 | $75,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 8 | $73,575 |
| Vanderbilt University | 2 | $72,480 |
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 3 | $57,990 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 2 | $57,000 |
Salaries by location
Boston, MA · $90,000Houston, TX · $73,575San Diego, CA · $109,200Wilmington, DE · $111,774Jupiter, FL · $80,402Seattle, WA · $150,000Nashville, TN · $80,000St. Louis, MO · $74,693Brookline, MA · $100,000Newport News, VA · $185,800Maywood, IL · $57,000Portland, OR · $121,538New York, NY · $111,500New Orleans, LA · $70,000Oklahoma City, OK · $76,400