Staff Scientist I, H-1B salary
What 218 H-1B filings report for “Staff Scientist I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Scientist I?
$70k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Scientist I, typically $58k to $107k, across 218 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Virginia at $106k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Virginia35$106k+$36k
- 2Massachusetts29$90k+$20k
- 3District of Columbia27$70ksame
- 4South Carolina73$62k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $70kfor 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 Staff Scientist I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Scientist I roles are Medical University of South Carolina, Jefferson Science Associates, Children's National Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Texas Biomedical Research Institute, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Scientist I filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Medical University of South Carolina73 filings$62k
- 2Jefferson Science Associates35 filings$106k
- 3Children's National Medical Center27 filings$70k
- 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center20 filings$78k
- 5Texas Biomedical Research Institute15 filings$66k
- 6Lieber Institute13 filings$75k
- 7Vitalant8 filings$80k
- 8Labcorp7 filings$66k
- 9Raytheon5 filings$92k
- 10Eurofins2 filings$72k
- 11Aer, Inc.1 filings$75k
- 12Blood Systems Research Institute1 filings$74k
- 13Braun Intertec1 filings$80k
- 14Enevate1 filings$83k
- 15Sanofi1 filings$89k
- 16JANUS Research Group1 filings$86k
- 17Kojin Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings$124k
- 18Fortrea1 filings$66k
- 19MaineHealth1 filings$71k
- 20Saint Louis University1 filings$49k
- 21SENS Foundation1 filings$70k
- 22SolidEnergy Systems1 filings$152k
- 23The J. David Gladstone Institutes1 filings$91k
Related titles in this family
374 filings carry “Staff Scientist I” in the title, across 53 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Staff Scientist II75 filings$85k
- 2Instructor/Staff Scientist I6 filings$65k
- 3Senior Staff Scientist II5 filings$110k
- 4Staff Scientist I Bioa5 filings$69k
- 5Bioinformatics Staff Scientist II4 filings$89k
- 6Staff Scientist I, Data Science4 filings$90k
- 7Staff Scientist I Pk4 filings$80k
- 8Staff Scientist III4 filings$82k
- 9Senior Staff Scientist I3 filings$113k
- 10Biochemist Staff Scientist I2 filings$88k
- 11Staff Scientist I Ncfs2 filings$76k
- 12Staff Scientist I, Process Development2 filings$98k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Scientist I”; 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.