Sr. Scientist H-1B salaries

150 labor condition applications from 54 employers in FY2024–FY2026 · occupation Biochemists and Biophysicists

$113,956median salary

$104,00025th percentile

$140,42075th percentile

147certified LCAs

Employers sponsoring Sr. Scientist jobs

Employer	LCAs	Median	Range
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	30	$104,000	$103,251 – $104,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	21	$143,863	$136,129 – $149,510
Amgen Inc.	16	$149,827	$134,420 – $160,000
Eli Lilly and Company	12	$105,506	$83,000 – $113,300
Novitium Pharma Llc.	4	$93,392	$93,392 – $99,528
Anwita Biosciences Inc	3	$135,169	$131,560 – $138,778
PPD Development, L.P.	3	$66,893	$65,333 – $68,000
Illumina, Inc.	3	$101,442	$97,698 – $113,300
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	3	$126,000	$117,832 – $135,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	3	$188,300	$180,200 – $188,400
Programmable Medicine Operating Company	2	$162,000
Parsons Technical Services Inc.	2	$89,082
South Chicago Packing LLC	2	$88,042
Xencor, Inc.	2	$125,000
Premier Nutrition Company, LLC	2	$145,238	$140,476 – $150,000
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2	$118,040	$101,920 – $134,160
Dexcom, Inc.	2	$134,588	$132,175 – $137,000
University of New Mexico	2	$84,178
Elementis Specialities Inc.	1	$126,240
DxTerity Diagnostics Inc.	1	$90,000
Cosmobiolabs Inc.	1	$110,000
Syensqo USA LLC	1	$124,000
Cytovance Biologics, Inc	1	$90,000
Alsym Energy Inc.	1	$160,000
AnaBios Corporation	1	$113,304
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.	1	$94,000
Uswm CT, LLC	1	$120,211
Greatbatch Ltd.	1	$128,000
Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$137,200
Chr. Hansen, Inc.	1	$128,564
Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC	1	$125,000
Nestle Purina PetCare Global Resources, Inc.	1	$107,000
Verdagy, Inc.	1	$110,000
West Technology Group, LLC	1	$110,980
Sigma-Aldrich Manufacturing LLC	1	$115,000
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.	1	$162,137
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc.	1	$130,000
Sanofi Vaccines US Inc.	1	$128,814
Tate & Lyle Solutions USA, LLC	1	$100,880
Catalent Indiana, LLC	1	$94,667
Impossible Foods Inc.	1	$115,690
Clorox Services Company	1	$105,000
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas LLC	1	$75,000
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.	1	$133,000
Corning Research & Development Corporation	1	$116,278
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.	1	—
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	1	$114,608
Alcon Research, LLC	1	$81,515
Bayer Research and Development Services LLC	1	$123,009
Sanofi US Services Inc.	1	$136,552

Salaries by city

Memphis, TN 30 · $104,000
Tarrytown, NY 21 · $143,863
Thousand Oaks, CA 11 · $145,000
Boston, MA 6 · $121,916
San Diego, CA 6 · $111,652
East Windsor, NJ 5 · $93,392
South San Francisco, CA 5 · $155,100
Indianapolis, IN 4 · $87,280
Watertown, MA 4 · $112,255
San Carlos, CA 3 · $135,169
Redwood City, CA 3 · $138,845
Albuquerque, NM 3 · $84,178
New York, NY 3 · $180,200
Cambridge, MA 3 · $125,500
Emeryville, CA 2 · $145,238
St. Louis, MO 2 · $111,000
Silver Spring, MD 2 · $89,082
Chicago, IL 2 · $88,042
Louisville, CO 2 · $104,008
Pasadena, CA 2 · $125,000
Irvine, CA 2 · $156,000
Carlsbad, CA 2 · $118,040
Malden, MA 1 · $160,000
San Francisco, CA 1 · $188,300
Clarence, NY 1 · $128,000
Painted Post, NY 1 · $116,278
Foster City, CA 1 · $113,300
Bristol, PA 1 · $124,000
Spring House, PA 1 · $114,608
Milwaukee, WI 1 · $128,564

Related job titles

Job title	LCAs	Median salary
Postdoctoral Research Associate	2,415	$63,120
Scientist I	548	$77,250
Assistant Research Professor	523	$80,000
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	482	$74,425
Researcher	262	$84,598
Principal Scientist	243	$142,423
Specialist	230	$102,400
Associate Specialist	171	$79,200
Research Associate Senior	96	$72,559
Research Associate, Sr	79	$75,254
Biochemist	79	$80,000
Assistant Researcher	78	$95,700
Assistant Specialist	68	$65,900
Research Professional	58	$67,400
Assistant Professional Researcher	56	$93,400

Questions and answers

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

The median salary on certified H-1B LCAs for Sr. Scientist is $113,956; the middle half of offers ranges from $104,000 to $140,420 (147 certified filings).

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

The largest sponsors are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amgen Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Novitium Pharma Llc..