Staff Scientist salary at National Institutes of Health, HHS

Based on 45 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $123,790. That is 62% above the $76,480 median across all employers filing this title.

Median

$123,790

25th pct

$120,000

75th pct

$130,974

90th pct

$149,276

Filings

$110,047$147,435

How National Institutes of Health, HHS compares

Other employers filing Staff Scientist

Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Washington University	115	$65,359	-47%
National Institutes of Health, HHS	45	$123,790	—
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope	27	$83,459	-33%
The Scripps Research Institute	26	$78,000	-37%
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	17	$75,000	-39%
Baylor College of Medicine	16	$75,055	-39%
California Institute of Technology	13	$76,500	-38%
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	13	$75,587	-39%
The University of Chicago	13	$75,000	-39%
University of Rochester	11	$60,000	-52%
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab	8	$148,000	+20%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	6	$110,806	-10%
Children's Hospital Corporation	6	$86,995	-30%
City of Hope National Medical Center	6	$83,711	-32%
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	5	$197,169	+59%
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	5	$72,500	-41%
Georgetown University	5	$69,495	-44%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	4	$86,767	-30%
University of Florida	4	$74,063	-40%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	4	$72,583	-41%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans	4	$60,000	-52%
Sirius Xm Radio LLC	3	$230,000	+86%
Oregon Health & Science University	3	$101,281	-18%
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies	3	$84,548	-32%
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology	3	$80,080	-35%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
San Francisco, CA	$163,760	$97,240	II	H-1B	Sep 23, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$120,579	$91,208	III	H-1B	Aug 25, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$157,111	$73,861	III	H-1B	Aug 15, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$126,487	$72,467	II	H-1B	Aug 7, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$147,197	$73,861	III	H-1B	Jul 18, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$121,962	$67,829	II	H-1B	Jul 15, 2025
Frederick, MD	$113,022	$64,376	II	H-1B	Jul 14, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$131,590	$62,962	II	H-1B	Jul 2, 2025
Baltimore, MD	$146,527	$82,909	II	H-1B	Jun 18, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$149,649	$81,910	III	H-1B	Jun 4, 2025
Research Triangle Park, NC	$110,047	$64,064	II	H-1B	May 8, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$207,253	$79,810	IV	H-1B	May 6, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$120,579	$67,829	II	H-1B	May 2, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$150,801	$88,691	II	H-1B	May 1, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$123,790	$81,307	III	H-1B	Apr 25, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$148,716	$88,691	II	H-1B	Apr 17, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$120,579	$88,691	II	H-1B	Mar 18, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$127,888	$67,829	II	H-1B	Feb 12, 2025
Rockville, MD	$123,529	$94,037	II	H-1B	Jan 17, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$120,579	$88,691	II	H-1B	Jan 13, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$130,000	$88,691	II	H-1B	Jan 13, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$120,000	$88,691	II	H-1B	Jan 13, 2025
Bethesda, MD	$117,962	$88,691	II	H-1B	Dec 31, 2024
Bethesda, MD	$125,827	$88,691	II	H-1B	Dec 30, 2024
Frederick, MD	$117,962	$72,862	III	H-1B	Dec 30, 2024

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