Scientist 12, H-1B salary
What 19 H-1B filings report for “Scientist 12” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Scientist 12?
$91k median H-1B base salary for a Scientist 12, typically $90k to $93k, across 19 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2023).
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Entry-ish (p10)
$90k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$90k–$92k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$91,187
19 filings
Top (p90)
$93k
90th percentile
p10 $90k
median $91k
p90 $93k
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Not enough state-level data.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Kelly Services19 filings$91k
Related titles in this family
28 filings carry “Scientist 12” in the title, across 10 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Business Intelligence Engineer (Data Scientist) 12125.181 filings$95k
- 2Computer Scientist (1250.401)1 filings$115k
- 3Data Scientist (12125.3)1 filings$109k
- 4Postdoctoral Research Scientist (12110.15)1 filings$51k
- 5Research Scientist 12110.1251 filings$39k
- 6Senior AI Research Scientist - 12133.7.51 filings$160k
- 7Senior Deep Learning Data Scientist - 12133.7.51 filings$96k
- 8Staff Scientist 12110.721 filings$51k
- 9Visiting Research Scientist 12110.1161 filings$56k
Figures are for the exact title “Scientist 12”; 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.