Project Scientist, H-1B salary
What 433 H-1B filings report for “Project Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Project Scientist?
$77k median H-1B base salary for a Project Scientist, typically $61k to $103k, across 433 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $77k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California319$77ksame
- 2Pennsylvania43$74k−$3k
- 3Maryland21$69k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $77kfor 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 Project Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Project Scientist roles are Cedars-Sinai; Stanford University; University of California, Santa Barbara; Carnegie Mellon University; and Theiss Research, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full 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
- 1Cedars-Sinai166 filings$67k
- 2Stanford University53 filings$92k
- 3University of California, Santa Barbara52 filings$77k
- 4Carnegie Mellon University43 filings$74k
- 5Theiss Research21 filings$69k
- 6University of California, Irvine15 filings$96k
- 7The Jackson Laboratory11 filings$70k
- 8University of California, Davis10 filings$84k
- 9University of California, Los Angeles8 filings$116k
- 10Satelytics5 filings$78k
- 11University of California, Merced4 filings$82k
- 12Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory4 filings$85k
- 13Cleveland Clinic Foundation3 filings$95k
- 14Howard Hughes3 filings$112k
- 15Mutch Associates, LLC3 filings$100k
- 16Giner3 filings$96k
- 17Terracon3 filings$131k
- 18Landau Associates, Inc.2 filings$86k
- 19Slac National Accelerator Laboratory2 filings$90k
- 20University of California, San Diego2 filings$111k
- 21University of California, Santa Cruz2 filings$77k
- 22Weston and Sampson Engineers2 filings$82k
- 23Arcadis1 filings$70k
- 24Envirobusiness, Inc.1 filings$49k
- 25Epsilon Associates, Inc.1 filings$72k
- 26Fraunhofer USA1 filings$105k
- 27Golder Associates1 filings$69k
- 28Kimberly-Clark1 filings$81k
- 29Natural Resources Defense Council1 filings$79k
- 30NemaLife1 filings$70k
- 31Omega Optical Inc.1 filings$100k
- 32Plug Power1 filings$91k
- 33Product Investigations, Incorporated1 filings$56k
- 34Nationwide Children's Hospital1 filings$100k
- 35TRC Companies1 filings$52k
- 36Salk Institute for Biological Studies1 filings$65k
- 37Scripps Research1 filings$90k
- 38University Corporation for Atmospheric Research1 filings$75k
Related titles in this family
2,582 filings carry “Project Scientist” in the title, across 83 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Assistant Project Scientist1,694 filings$72k
- 2Associate Project Scientist152 filings$87k
- 3Project Scientist I95 filings$93k
- 4Project Scientist II17 filings$100k
- 5Senior Project Scientist16 filings$110k
- 6Geological Project Scientist15 filings$85k
- 7Physicist Project Scientist / Engineer12 filings$96k
- 8Biologist Project Scientist / Engineer10 filings$98k
- 9Chemist Project Scientist / Engineer7 filings$107k
- 10Asisstant Project Scientist6 filings$68k
- 11Biologist Project Scientist6 filings$90k
- 12Biochemist Project Scientist / Engineer5 filings$73k
Figures are for the exact title “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.