Scientist II, H-1B salary
What 1,048 H-1B filings report for “Scientist II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Scientist II?
$97k median H-1B base salary for a Scientist II, typically $61k to $135k, across 1,048 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $120k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California217$120k+$23k
- 2Texas29$114k+$17k
- 3Massachusetts238$107k+$10k
- 4Maryland66$100k+$3k
- 5Washington53$97ksame
- 6North Carolina36$95k−$2k
- 7New Jersey77$80k−$17k
- 8Wisconsin75$80k−$17k
- 9New York28$77k−$20k
- 10Pennsylvania49$75k−$22k
- 11Kentucky45$58k−$39k
- 12Missouri20$50k−$47k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $97kfor 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 Scientist II?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Scientist II roles are University of Wisconsin System, Eurofins, University of Kentucky, Allen Institute, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Scientist II filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Wisconsin System73 filings$80k
- 2Eurofins51 filings$51k
- 3University of Kentucky45 filings$58k
- 4Allen Institute42 filings$98k
- 5Dana-Farber Cancer Institute38 filings$97k
- 6California Institute of Technology32 filings$118k
- 7Amneal Pharmaceuticals27 filings$64k
- 8University of Alabama at Birmingham17 filings$80k
- 9Novartis17 filings$92k
- 10Leidos16 filings$102k
- 11AbbVie15 filings$105k
- 12WuXi14 filings$90k
- 13Riconpharma13 filings$81k
- 14Bristol Myers Squibb12 filings$112k
- 15PROS12 filings$125k
- 16Los Alamos National Laboratory11 filings$144k
- 17Tessera Therapeutics11 filings$129k
- 18Boehringer Ingelheim10 filings$85k
- 19Bayer10 filings$97k
- 20Primera Analytical Solutions10 filings$70k
- 21Universities Space Research Association9 filings$83k
- 22BioAgilytix9 filings$95k
- 23AstraZeneca9 filings$115k
- 24Takeda8 filings$145k
- 25AIR Worldwide8 filings$102k
- 26Metagenomi8 filings$133k
- 27Voyager Therapeutics8 filings$105k
- 28Tufts University7 filings$90k
- 29Sangamo Therapeutics7 filings$115k
- 3010X Genomics6 filings$140k
- 31Carmine Therapeutics6 filings$97k
- 32Frontage Laboratories6 filings$79k
- 33Simulations Plus6 filings$85k
- 34Abzena6 filings$106k
- 35The Henry M. Jackson Foundation6 filings$113k
- 36CRISPR Therapeutics5 filings$133k
- 37Novozymes5 filings$103k
- 38Zymergen5 filings$135k
- 39Ambrx5 filings$101k
- 40Arcellx4 filings$135k
- 41BASF4 filings$88k
- 42Genetix Biotherapeutics4 filings$133k
- 43Chan Zuckerberg Biohub4 filings$140k
- 44Danisco4 filings$109k
- 45Entrada Therapeutics4 filings$136k
- 46Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 44 filings$98k
- 47Pall4 filings$84k
- 48Prolong Pharmaceuticals4 filings$88k
- 49McNeal Professional Services4 filings$68k
- 50Inventprise4 filings$115k
Related titles in this family
17,359 filings carry “Scientist II” in the title, across 1,296 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Applied Scientist II3,639 filings$171k
- 2Data Scientist II3,037 filings$135k
- 3Research Scientist II1,376 filings$119k
- 4Data Scientist III1,114 filings$143k
- 5Applied Scientist III960 filings$197k
- 6Medical Laboratory Scientist II645 filings$67k
- 7Research Scientist III400 filings$110k
- 8Scientist III335 filings$87k
- 9Medical Laboratory Scientist III (Nyq)240 filings$73k
- 10Senior Scientist II190 filings$112k
- 11Associate Scientist II173 filings$76k
- 12Clinical Laboratory Scientist II122 filings$83k
Figures are for the exact title “Scientist II”; 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.