Sr Chemist, H-1B salary
What 83 H-1B filings report for “Sr Chemist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Chemist?
$90k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Chemist, typically $69k to $112k, across 83 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Michigan21$79k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor 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 Sr Chemist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Chemist roles are Dow, Belcher Pharmaceuticals, Affinity Research Chemicals, and APPCO Pharma, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Chemist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Dow27 filings$92k
- 2Belcher Pharmaceuticals13 filings$74k
- 3Affinity Research Chemicals6 filings$110k
- 4APPCO Pharma5 filings$90k
- 5Anatrace Products4 filings$66k
- 6Tas Automation4 filings$109k
- 7Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP3 filings$116k
- 8Element Materials2 filings$69k
- 9GDB International2 filings$72k
- 10Novitium Pharma2 filings$103k
- 11SLB2 filings$92k
- 12Pharmaceutics International Incorporated (PII)2 filings$90k
- 13BASF1 filings$115k
- 14Edwards Lifesciences1 filings$97k
- 15Elementis Specialties1 filings$123k
- 16Eli Lilly1 filings$97k
- 17Inspec Solutions1 filings$60k
- 18Kingston Pharma1 filings$65k
- 19MSN Pharmaceuticals1 filings$85k
- 20Seaway Pharma1 filings$69k
- 21Sigmapharm Laboratories1 filings$103k
- 22Sika1 filings$130k
- 23Teknor Apex Company1 filings$69k
Related titles in this family
112 filings carry “Sr Chemist” in the title, across 18 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1QC Sr. Chemist/Metrologist5 filings$77k
- 2Sr. Chemist / Engineer3 filings$120k
- 3Sr. Chemist - Quality Control3 filings$110k
- 4Sr. Chemist (Quality Control & Analytical Research Lab.)3 filings$65k
- 5Quality Control Sr. Chemist2 filings$120k
- 6Sr. Chemist, Analytical R&d2 filings$52k
- 7Director in Product Devemopment (Sr. Chemist)1 filings$113k
- 8QC Lab Manager (Sr. Chemist)1 filings$108k
- 9R&d Ana Tech. Sr. Scientist (Sr. Chemist)1 filings$95k
- 10R&d QA Manager (Sr. Chemist)1 filings$125k
- 11Sr. Chemist Coatings & Wb1 filings$74k
- 12Sr. Chemist - QC1 filings$86k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Chemist”; 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.