Chemist, H-1B salary
What 1,548 H-1B filings report for “Chemist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Chemist?
$65k median H-1B base salary for a Chemist, typically $50k to $96k, across 1,548 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $105k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington29$105k+$40k
- 2Connecticut22$94k+$29k
- 3Delaware24$78k+$13k
- 4Massachusetts47$70k+$5k
- 5Florida26$65ksame
- 6New Jersey471$65ksame
- 7California178$65ksame
- 8Pennsylvania112$65ksame
- 9Maryland65$63k−$2k
- 10New York143$63k−$2k
- 11Illinois45$61k−$4k
- 12Michigan40$61k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $65kfor 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 a Chemist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Chemist roles are APPCO Pharma, Rk Pharma, Sannova Analytical, and KVK Tech, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Chemist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1APPCO Pharma65 filings$60k
- 2Rk Pharma58 filings$63k
- 3Sannova Analytical52 filings$64k
- 4KVK Tech45 filings$65k
- 5A & B Environmental Services35 filings$60k
- 6Guardian Drug Company35 filings$73k
- 7Novitium Pharma31 filings$79k
- 8Apicore29 filings$90k
- 9WES Pharma27 filings$58k
- 10Carnegie Pharmaceuticals25 filings$57k
- 11Battelle Memorial Institute23 filings$109k
- 12Nivagen Pharmaceuticals22 filings$81k
- 13Chemtex Environmental Laboratory21 filings$67k
- 14Affinity Research Chemicals20 filings$80k
- 15Lupin20 filings$73k
- 16Pharmaceutics International Incorporated (PII)19 filings$63k
- 17J-Star Research15 filings$90k
- 18Allexcel15 filings$83k
- 19Seaway Pharma15 filings$60k
- 20Applied Materials14 filings$123k
- 21Biogene Organics13 filings$57k
- 22Aucta Pharmaceuticals12 filings$52k
- 23Tulex Pharmaceuticals12 filings$62k
- 24Jordi Labs10 filings$72k
- 25Nanova Environmental10 filings$46k
- 26Agnitio9 filings$51k
- 27Samjan Group9 filings$81k
- 28Dsk Biopharma9 filings$61k
- 29Kingfa Science & Technology9 filings$50k
- 30Liberty Pharma9 filings$46k
- 31Sciecure Pharma9 filings$54k
- 32Eli Lilly8 filings$126k
- 33Quagen Pharmaceuticals8 filings$67k
- 34Syntron Bioresearch8 filings$50k
- 35Intertek8 filings$55k
- 36Cosmetics & Perfume Filling & Packaging7 filings$77k
- 37GDB International7 filings$60k
- 38RTI Laboratories7 filings$57k
- 39Protheragen7 filings$70k
- 40Genentech6 filings$114k
- 41Inspectorate America6 filings$55k
- 42Odin Pharmaceuticals6 filings$78k
- 43Saipan Ice & Water Company6 filings$49k
- 44Stira Pharmaceuticals6 filings$73k
- 45System Soft Technologies6 filings$62k
- 46C S Bio Co.6 filings$75k
- 47AstaTech6 filings$52k
- 48Millennium Research Laboratories6 filings$67k
- 49Navinta6 filings$75k
- 50A Chemtek6 filings$61k
Related titles in this family
10,746 filings carry “Chemist” in the title, across 2,329 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Quality Control Chemist516 filings$62k
- 2Analytical Chemist502 filings$66k
- 3Biochemist287 filings$67k
- 4Assistant Professor of Chemistry268 filings$65k
- 5Senior Chemist259 filings$88k
- 6Research Chemist241 filings$78k
- 7QC Chemist224 filings$65k
- 8Chemist II141 filings$70k
- 9Quality Assurance Chemist118 filings$66k
- 10Formulation Chemist116 filings$69k
- 11Sr. Chemist83 filings$90k
- 12R&d Chemist83 filings$70k
Figures are for the exact title “Chemist”; 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.