Scientist, H-1B salary
Median base salary across 3,025 H-1B filings for “Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026).
What is the H-1B salary for a Scientist?
$91k median certified base salary for a Scientist, typically $64k to $130k, across 3,025 approved H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in New Mexico at $124k median.
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B petitions for Scientist roles are Frontage Laboratories, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Regeneron, and Amgen, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Frontage Laboratories212 filings$70k
- 2St. Jude Children's Research Hospital165 filings$85k
- 3Los Alamos National Laboratory124 filings$126k
- 4Regeneron81 filings$128k
- 5Amgen60 filings$115k
- 6Bristol Myers Squibb60 filings$116k
- 7The Henry M. Jackson Foundation56 filings$70k
- 8Children's Hospital Corporation55 filings$86k
- 9Genentech39 filings$125k
- 10California Institute of Technology39 filings$139k
Figures are for the exact title “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.