Senior Staff Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 57 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Scientist roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $93,150. The typical offer was 13% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $93,150
Middle half earn: $80,000 to $113,922
Top 10% earn over: $138,217
Certified filings: 57

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Children's Hospital Corporation	13	$85,000	−9%	$79,000 – $91,350
Solenis LLC	7	$111,372	+20%	$107,016 – $116,758
Baylor College of Medicine	4	$74,500	−20%	$67,761 – $86,500
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	2	$118,647	+27%	$109,181 – $128,113
BioLegend, Inc.	2	$90,796	−3%	$84,315 – $97,276
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	2	$90,004	−3%	$87,507 – $92,502
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	2	$75,000	−19%	$75,000 – $75,000
University of Florida	2	$92,900	0%	$89,350 – $96,450
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	2	$76,400	−18%	$74,600 – $78,200
New York Genome Center, Inc.	2	$111,500	+20%	$109,750 – $113,250
Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.	1	$158,600	+70%	$158,600 – $158,600
Boston Children's Network Specialty Physicians, Inc	1	$85,000	−9%	$85,000 – $85,000
Billups, LLC	1	$165,000	+77%	$165,000 – $165,000
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans	1	$70,000	−25%	$70,000 – $70,000
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC	1	$201,600	+116%	$201,600 – $201,600
Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc. (IDeaS)	1	$125,694	+35%	$125,694 – $125,694
Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc.	1	$113,922	+22%	$113,922 – $113,922
Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution Inc.	1	$58,000	−38%	$58,000 – $58,000
Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc.	1	$300,000	+222%	$300,000 – $300,000
Mayo Clinic	1	$136,427	+46%	$136,427 – $136,427
Loyola University Chicago	1	$57,000	−39%	$57,000 – $57,000
SAS Institute Inc.	1	$139,173	+49%	$139,173 – $139,173
San Diego Biomedical Research Institute	1	$90,480	−3%	$90,480 – $90,480
Place Genomics Corporation	1	$170,000	+83%	$170,000 – $170,000
Oregon Health & Science University	1	$126,075	+35%	$126,075 – $126,075
The University of Chicago	1	$80,000	−14%	$80,000 – $80,000
Vanderbilt University	1	$80,000	−14%	$80,000 – $80,000
VGP Holdings LLC	1	$122,928	+32%	$122,928 – $122,928
Washington University	1	$65,562	−30%	$65,562 – $65,562

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Boston, MA	15	$85,000	$80,634 – $92,250
Wilmington, DE	7	$111,372	$107,016 – $116,758
Houston, TX	4	$74,500	$67,761 – $86,500
San Diego, CA	3	$90,480	$84,157 – $97,118
La Jolla, CA	2	$90,004	$87,507 – $92,502
Cary, NC	2	$132,434	$129,064 – $135,803
New York, NY	2	$111,500	$109,750 – $113,250
Oklahoma City, OK	2	$76,400	$74,600 – $78,200
Jupiter, FL	2	$92,900	$89,350 – $96,450
Seattle, WA	2	$118,647	$109,181 – $128,113
Jacksonville, FL	1	$136,427	$136,427 – $136,427
Goleta, CA	1	$158,600	$158,600 – $158,600
Chicago, IL	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Bloomington, MN	1	$113,922	$113,922 – $113,922
Alachua, FL	1	$58,000	$58,000 – $58,000
Nashville, TN	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Lewisville, TX	1	$75,000	$75,000 – $75,000
Lexington, KY	1	$122,928	$122,928 – $122,928
Newport News, VA	1	$201,600	$201,600 – $201,600
New Orleans, LA	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	6	$76,417
Level II	18	$83,634
Level III	18	$108,000
Level IV	10	$131,251

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

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