H-1B Staff Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Scientist is $74,000, across 2,275 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$74,000
Average wage
$85,312
90th percentile
$122,636
Certified LCAs
2,275
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $45,053
- 25th
- $63,523
- Median
- $74,000
- Average
- $85,312
- 90th
- $122,636
- Highest
- $1,560,000
Based on 2,275 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
278FY20
285FY21
341FY22
361FY23
403FY24
414FY25
193FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 393 | $115,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | 44 | $94,402 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | 28 | $88,490 |
| California Institute of Technology | 37 | $84,666 |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | 35 | $81,000 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | 37 | $75,587 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 56 | $75,000 |
| Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope | 172 | $74,569 |
| The University of Chicago | 89 | $71,050 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | 154 | $70,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 94 | $70,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 48 | $68,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 30 | $66,950 |
| Washington University | 511 | $61,556 |
| University of Rochester | 56 | $60,000 |
Salaries by location
St Louis, MO · $61,591Bethesda, MD · $116,413La Jolla, CA · $75,587Duarte, CA · $75,690Houston, TX · $70,000Chicago, IL · $71,060Seattle, WA · $87,171Nashville, TN · $69,000Rochester, NY · $60,000Bronx, NY · $74,730Jupiter, FL · $65,729Monrovia, CA · $80,000Boston, MA · $85,500Pasadena, CA · $84,833Menlo Park, CA · $125,000