Associate Scientist, H-1B salary
What 1,387 H-1B filings report for “Associate Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Scientist?
$80k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Scientist, typically $56k to $110k, across 1,387 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $96k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California247$96k+$16k
- 2Washington20$92k+$12k
- 3Massachusetts283$87k+$7k
- 4New York161$83k+$3k
- 5Illinois105$81k+$1k
- 6Maryland52$78k−$2k
- 7Iowa20$75k−$5k
- 8Florida43$75k−$5k
- 9Tennessee40$66k−$14k
- 10New Jersey98$63k−$17k
- 11Pennsylvania113$62k−$18k
- 12Wisconsin44$59k−$21k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $80kfor 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 Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Scientist roles are Fermilab, Mount Sinai Health System, Temple University, Stanford University, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Fermilab99 filings$81k
- 2Mount Sinai Health System88 filings$80k
- 3Temple University75 filings$62k
- 4Stanford University45 filings$97k
- 5St. Jude Children's Research Hospital40 filings$66k
- 6Regeneron39 filings$90k
- 7Intellia Therapeutics38 filings$93k
- 8PPD Development31 filings$48k
- 9University of Miami23 filings$85k
- 10Iowa State University20 filings$75k
- 11Bristol Myers Squibb19 filings$86k
- 12Amgen18 filings$85k
- 13WuXi18 filings$65k
- 14Primera Analytical Solutions15 filings$60k
- 15University of Wisconsin-Madison14 filings$66k
- 16Impossible Foods14 filings$104k
- 17Brookhaven National Laboratory12 filings$116k
- 18Catalent12 filings$53k
- 19Takeda11 filings$112k
- 20University of Delaware11 filings$73k
- 21Riconpharma11 filings$65k
- 22Emory University10 filings$69k
- 23University of Wisconsin System10 filings$76k
- 24Alloy Therapeutics8 filings$85k
- 25Brigham and Women's Hospital8 filings$61k
- 26Jounce Therapeutics8 filings$93k
- 27Nitto Denko Avecia8 filings$76k
- 28Sanofi8 filings$83k
- 29Arcus Biosciences7 filings$110k
- 30Imanis Life Sciences7 filings$69k
- 31Sungen Pharma7 filings$51k
- 32GSK7 filings$68k
- 33Pharmerit International, LP7 filings$108k
- 34Orna Therapeutics6 filings$109k
- 35System Biosciences6 filings$70k
- 36Compass Therapeutics6 filings$57k
- 37Indiana University6 filings$88k
- 38Kansas State University6 filings$58k
- 39Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy6 filings$91k
- 40Genentech6 filings$111k
- 41Translate Bio MA6 filings$88k
- 42TrueBinding6 filings$70k
- 43EMD Serono Research and Development Institute6 filings$71k
- 44Janssen6 filings$79k
- 45AstraZeneca6 filings$78k
- 46Flagship Pioneering6 filings$109k
- 47Johns Hopkins University5 filings$133k
- 48Ring Therapeutics5 filings$105k
- 49University of Florida5 filings$83k
- 50Horizon Discovery5 filings$53k
Related titles in this family
3,660 filings carry “Associate Scientist” in the title, across 832 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Associate Scientist244 filings$90k
- 2Associate Scientist II173 filings$76k
- 3Associate Scientist I112 filings$67k
- 4Research Associate Scientist59 filings$74k
- 5Associate Scientist III55 filings$84k
- 6Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow51 filings$61k
- 7Sr. Associate Scientist45 filings$100k
- 8Principal Associate Scientist30 filings$115k
- 9Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow29 filings$74k
- 10Senior Associate Scientist I25 filings$92k
- 11Associate Scientist, Process Development21 filings$103k
- 12Associate Scientist, Biology20 filings$102k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate 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.