H-1B Sr. Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Sr. Scientist is $109,300, across 201 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$109,300
Average wage
$116,506
90th percentile
$146,130
Certified LCAs
201
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $48,194
- 25th
- $101,208
- Median
- $109,300
- Average
- $116,506
- 90th
- $146,130
- Highest
- $200,000
Based on 200 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Sr. Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $188,300 |
| Sirius XM | 4 | $152,118 |
| Amgen Inc. | 9 | $145,000 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 23 | $142,799 |
| Premier Nutrition Company, LLC | 3 | $140,476 |
| Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $137,200 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 6 | $130,500 |
| Dexcom, Inc | 5 | $119,891 |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | 3 | $111,900 |
| ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 31 | $104,000 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 6 | $100,974 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 4 | $97,230 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 10 | $91,559 |
| Aon Benfield, Inc. | 4 | $86,592 |
| PPD Development, L.P. | 4 | $66,696 |
Salaries by location
Memphis, TN · $104,000Tarrytown, NY · $142,799San Diego, CA · $110,065Boston, MA · $135,000Chicago, IL · $88,042Thousand Oaks, CA · $142,014Redwood City, CA · $115,690Oakland, CA · $139,235Indianapolis, IN · $83,000Pleasanton, CA · $130,406Cambridge, MA · $122,856East Windsor, NJ · $93,392South San Francisco, CA · $150,050Redmond, WA · $104,998New York, NY · $180,200