Associate Staff Scientist, H-1B salary
What 136 H-1B filings report for “Associate Staff Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Staff Scientist?
$72k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Staff Scientist, typically $56k to $100k, across 136 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $97k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California46$97k+$25k
- 2Ohio34$69k−$3k
- 3Pennsylvania43$59k−$13k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $72kfor 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 Staff Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Staff Scientist roles are Wistar Institute, Stanford University, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Arkansas, and Slac National Accelerator Laboratory, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Staff Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Wistar Institute43 filings$59k
- 2Stanford University38 filings$97k
- 3Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center33 filings$68k
- 4University of Arkansas7 filings$74k
- 5Slac National Accelerator Laboratory6 filings$102k
- 6Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation3 filings$67k
- 7Advanced Bioscience Laboratories1 filings$81k
- 8Cleveland Clinic Foundation1 filings$190k
- 9Integrated Decisions and Systems1 filings$87k
- 10Phykion1 filings$108k
- 11Viridos, Inc.1 filings$108k
- 12Wake Forest University1 filings$65k
Related titles in this family
145 filings carry “Associate Staff Scientist” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Associate Staff Scientist3 filings$96k
- 2Sr. Associate Staff Scientist2 filings$97k
- 3Associate Staff Scientist, Data Science & Machine Learning1 filings$110k
- 4Associate Staff Scientist, Fermentation Process Development1 filings$92k
- 5Associate Staff Scientist-Neuroimmunology1 filings$69k
- 6Associate Staff Scientist - Upstream Process Development1 filings$80k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Staff 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.