Senior Scientist, H-1B salary
What 2,300 H-1B filings report for “Senior Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Scientist?
$102k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Scientist, typically $67k to $147k, across 2,300 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $124k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California408$124k+$22k
- 2Maryland95$120k+$18k
- 3Massachusetts412$119k+$17k
- 4Connecticut84$118k+$16k
- 5Texas52$110k+$8k
- 6Washington41$110k+$8k
- 7New Jersey124$104k+$2k
- 8Tennessee20$103k+$1k
- 9Ohio21$103k+$1k
- 10Minnesota31$100k−$2k
- 11Michigan69$99k−$3k
- 12Illinois60$94k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $102kfor 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 Senior Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Scientist roles are Washington University, Pfizer, Mount Sinai Health System, PPD Development, and AstraZeneca, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Washington University128 filings$70k
- 2Pfizer121 filings$85k
- 3Mount Sinai Health System107 filings$82k
- 4PPD Development92 filings$65k
- 5AstraZeneca89 filings$120k
- 6Bristol Myers Squibb62 filings$137k
- 7Zoetis60 filings$95k
- 8Regeneron54 filings$139k
- 9Eurofins52 filings$69k
- 10Boehringer Ingelheim39 filings$127k
- 11Sanofi36 filings$106k
- 12Takeda23 filings$160k
- 13University of Virginia19 filings$85k
- 14Amgen18 filings$150k
- 15Janssen18 filings$141k
- 16GSK18 filings$61k
- 17Illumina17 filings$100k
- 18University of Kansas16 filings$68k
- 19Medtronic16 filings$101k
- 20Waters16 filings$100k
- 21SABIC15 filings$118k
- 22Philips14 filings$125k
- 23St. Jude Children's Research Hospital14 filings$103k
- 24DuPont14 filings$128k
- 25Riconpharma12 filings$95k
- 26Abzena12 filings$87k
- 27Arcus Biosciences11 filings$150k
- 28Alnylam Pharmaceuticals10 filings$151k
- 29Fermilab10 filings$125k
- 30Schrodinger9 filings$110k
- 31Simulations Plus9 filings$131k
- 32Sealed Air9 filings$94k
- 33Aurobindo Pharma9 filings$64k
- 34Intellia Therapeutics9 filings$141k
- 35Merck8 filings$86k
- 36Teva Pharmaceuticals8 filings$116k
- 37Guardant Health7 filings$140k
- 38University of Missouri7 filings$63k
- 39Alkermes7 filings$146k
- 40Honda Research Institute7 filings$171k
- 41Alcon7 filings$59k
- 42Boston Scientific7 filings$91k
- 43University of Nebraska Medical Center7 filings$70k
- 44Aon7 filings$95k
- 45Archer Daniels Midland7 filings$89k
- 46Primera Analytical Solutions7 filings$90k
- 47AbbVie7 filings$105k
- 48Bayer7 filings$108k
- 49Axalta Coating Systems6 filings$110k
- 50Microsoft6 filings$178k
Related titles in this family
5,301 filings carry “Senior Scientist” in the title, across 1,048 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Scientist I351 filings$104k
- 2Senior Scientist II190 filings$112k
- 3Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming96 filings$108k
- 4Senior Scientist, Biostatistics85 filings$97k
- 5Senior Scientist, Chemistry58 filings$115k
- 6Senior Scientist, Analytical Development48 filings$129k
- 7Senior Scientist, Analytical R&d42 filings$111k
- 8Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development41 filings$115k
- 9Senior Scientist, Biology-Discovery37 filings$117k
- 10Senior Scientist, Quality Control26 filings$99k
- 11Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics25 filings$138k
- 12Senior Scientist 124 filings$84k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.