Project Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 137 certified H-1B applications for Project Scientist roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $83,000. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $83,000
Middle half earn: $70,990 to $97,500
Top 10% earn over: $115,500
Certified filings: 137

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Pay by employer


Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	54	$70,990	−14%	$66,685 – $85,322
University of California at Santa Barbara	23	$80,100	−3%	$77,400 – $86,650
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab	14	$107,646	+30%	$104,385 – $127,494
Carnegie Mellon University	11	$80,145	−3%	$80,072 – $84,500
Theiss Research	10	$78,187	−6%	$72,650 – $85,675
University of California, Los Angeles	5	$116,300	+40%	$115,500 – $129,500
Satelytics Inc.	3	$83,000	0%	$80,500 – $84,000
University of California, Irvine	3	$107,700	+30%	$107,700 – $111,600
The Jackson Laboratory	2	$71,011	−14%	$70,086 – $71,936
Cleveland Clinic Foundation	2	$104,288	+26%	$99,644 – $108,931
University of California, Davis	2	$120,200	+45%	$120,200 – $120,200
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	2	$131,000	+58%	$131,000 – $131,000
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital	1	$99,840	+20%	$99,840 – $99,840
Landau Associates, Inc.	1	$97,500	+17%	$97,500 – $97,500
Giner, Inc.	1	$105,000	+27%	$105,000 – $105,000
Product Investigations, Incorporated	1	$56,000	−33%	$56,000 – $56,000
Mutch Associates, LLC	1	$102,398	+23%	$102,398 – $102,398
Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.	1	$85,134	+3%	$85,134 – $85,134

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Los Angeles, CA	51	$70,990	$66,685 – $88,878
Santa Barbara, CA	23	$80,100	$77,400 – $86,650
Menlo Park, CA	13	$110,000	$104,083 – $130,000
Gaithersburg, MD	10	$78,187	$72,650 – $85,675
Pittsburgh, PA	10	$80,145	$80,036 – $84,000
West Hollywood, CA	3	$85,322	$75,941 – $89,378
Beverly Hills, CA	3	$84,843	$77,864 – $92,290
Perrysburg, OH	3	$83,000	$80,500 – $84,000
Irvine, CA	3	$107,700	$107,700 – $111,600
Boston, MA	2	$112,217	$102,826 – $121,608
Bar Harbor, ME	2	$71,011	$70,086 – $71,936
Davis, CA	2	$120,200	$120,200 – $120,200
Cleveland, OH	2	$104,288	$99,644 – $108,931
Conshohocken, PA	1	$56,000	$56,000 – $56,000
Columbus, OH	1	$99,840	$99,840 – $99,840
Newton, MA	1	$105,000	$105,000 – $105,000
Moffett Field, CA	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Menolo Park, CA	1	$105,292	$105,292 – $105,292
Hawthorne, NY	1	$102,398	$102,398 – $102,398
Reading, MA	1	$85,134	$85,134 – $85,134

By experience level


Level I	57	$71,600
Level II	29	$85,322
Level III	17	$80,662
Level IV	4	$119,767

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year


2023	17	$75,800
2024	47	$85,134
2025	47	$86,520
2026	26	$80,145