Scientist II H-1B salaries

464 labor condition applications from 182 employers in FY2024–FY2026 · occupation Molecular and Cellular Biologists

$100,000median salary

$80,34525th percentile

$125,00075th percentile

447certified LCAs

Employers sponsoring Scientist II jobs

Employer	LCAs	Median	Range
University of Wisconsin System	50	$80,500	$61,734 – $108,573
Allen Institute	23	$101,250	$90,000 – $128,259
University of Kentucky	18	$66,685	$56,598 – $80,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	18	$101,764	$80,000 – $128,750
Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC.	16	$50,000	$41,912 – $50,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC.	11	$51,356	$51,356 – $59,072
Triad National Security, LLC	10	$144,000	$101,700 – $157,068
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	8	$82,586	$75,000 – $112,063
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC	7	$51,127	$51,127 – $57,000
Riconpharma, LLC	7	$85,000	$80,000 – $92,463
Abzena (Bristol) LLC	6	$106,235	$79,914 – $115,060
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.	6	$130,424	$125,780 – $139,500
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.	6	$78,875	$68,087 – $94,573
AIR Worldwide Corporation	6	$113,530	$97,660 – $125,000
Tufts University	6	$89,600	$85,000 – $125,000
Metagenomi, Inc.	5	$135,000	$110,000 – $140,000
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	5	$112,500	$100,000 – $120,000
10x Genomics, Inc.	5	$140,000	$140,000 – $150,000
Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 4, Inc.	4	$97,622	$92,602 – $100,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services New England, LLC.	4	$57,824	$46,509 – $61,277
Danisco US Inc.	4	$109,450	$104,208 – $114,691
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC	4	$118,762	$97,900 – $124,700
Inventprise Inc	4	$115,000	$94,328 – $115,000
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	4	$139,776	$121,600 – $140,213
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.	4	$115,280	$96,886 – $140,005
WuXi Biologics USA, LLC	4	$93,870	$85,000 – $97,739
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	4	$86,292	$84,000 – $87,000
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory	4	$127,452	$120,016 – $134,243
Eurofins DiscoveRX Corporation	3	$75,005	$51,667 – $81,952
Hexagon Bio, Inc.	3	$140,000	$140,000 – $148,117
Kumquat Biosciences, Inc.	3	$125,000	$124,400 – $129,500
Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC	3	$90,640	$88,000 – $122,700
Novozymes North America, Inc.	3	$103,251	$103,251 – $106,018
Mammoth Biosciences Inc.	3	$140,213	$127,150 – $145,000
Arcellx, Inc.	3	$145,000	$125,237 – $145,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Midwest, LLC.	3	$45,823	$45,823 – $49,920
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.	3	$140,760	$132,000 – $144,340
Zenith LifeScience LLC	3	$93,600
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.	3	$125,000	$115,000 – $133,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	3	$110,000
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.	3	$83,928
Revalia Bio	2	$128,544
Nighthawk Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$130,000
Element Materials Technology	2	$85,093
ArrePath, Inc.	2	$85,000
Ancilia Biosciences, Inc.	2	$100,000
Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$145,000
SmaBio Labs Services	2	$90,000
Codexis Inc.	2	$145,839
ALS Therapy Development Foundation, Inc.	2	$108,500	$107,000 – $110,000

Salaries by city

Madison, WI 50 · $80,500
Boston, MA 39 · $109,149
Seattle, WA 24 · $101,250
Lexington, KY 18 · $66,685
Cambridge, MA 17 · $128,211
Columbia, MO 16 · $50,000
San Diego, CA 14 · $109,700
South San Francisco, CA 14 · $135,100
Los Alamos, NM 10 · $144,000
West Point, PA 10 · $51,356
Birmingham, AL 9 · $86,560
Emeryville, CA 8 · $135,000
Lancaster, PA 7 · $51,127
Somerville, MA 7 · $130,000
Denville, NJ 7 · $85,000
San Francisco, CA 6 · $140,106
Bristol, PA 6 · $106,235
Durham, NC 6 · $97,900
Cranbury, NJ 6 · $90,000
Exton, PA 5 · $77,782
Brisbane, CA 5 · $139,156
Watertown, MA 5 · $110,000
Pleasanton, CA 5 · $140,000
Silver Spring, MD 4 · $100,000
Rockville, MD 4 · $142,502
Worcester, MA 4 · $93,600
Lexington, MA 4 · $141,500
Redwood City, CA 4 · $148,117
Houston, TX 4 · $117,000
Menlo Park, CA 4 · $140,000

Related job titles

Job title	LCAs	Median salary
Postdoctoral Associate	2,330	$66,950
Scientist	875	$101,468
Senior Research Associate	658	$86,798
Associate Scientist	473	$85,300
Post-Doctoral Associate	385	$64,000
Postdoctoral Research Scholar	361	$62,232
Post Doctoral Research Associate	359	$60,000
Postdoctoral Research Affiliate	323	$76,970
Research Associate II	294	$72,572
Basic Life Research Scientist	248	$81,324
Research Scientist I	245	$81,640
Postdoctoral Scientist	225	$76,491
Post Doctoral Scholar	177	$61,008
Research Associate-Postdegree Trainee	176	$58,656
Senior Scientist I	147	$108,316

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for a Scientist II?

The median salary on certified H-1B LCAs for Scientist II is $100,000; the middle half of offers ranges from $80,345 to $125,000 (447 certified filings).

Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for Scientist II jobs?

The largest sponsors are University of Wisconsin System, Allen Institute, University of Kentucky, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC..