Associate Project Scientist, H-1B salary
What 152 H-1B filings report for “Associate Project Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Project Scientist?
$87k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Project Scientist, typically $71k to $108k, across 152 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California149$87ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $87kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Associate Project Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Project Scientist roles are University of California, San Diego; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Cruz; and University of California, Irvine, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Project Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of California, San Diego32 filings$82k
- 2University of California, Los Angeles32 filings$85k
- 3University of California, Berkeley22 filings$105k
- 4University of California, Santa Cruz19 filings$81k
- 5University of California, Irvine18 filings$83k
- 6University of California, Davis16 filings$91k
- 7University of California, Riverside5 filings$79k
- 8University of California, Santa Barbara5 filings$108k
- 9International Students and Scholars2 filings$49k
- 10Carnegie Mellon University1 filings$60k
Related titles in this family
156 filings carry “Associate Project Scientist” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Visiting Associate Project Scientist3 filings$79k
- 2Associate Project Scientist 11 filings$83k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Project Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.