Senior Scientist salary at Washington University

Based on 27 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $70,000. That is 43% below the $122,000 median across all employers filing this title.

Median: $70,000
25th pct: $69,944
75th pct: $78,000
90th pct: $80,000
Filings: 27

How Washington University compares

Other employers filing Senior Scientist

Employers filing Senior Scientist, compared with Washington University
Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Washington University	27	$70,000	—
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	18	$136,553	+95%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	15	$140,000	+100%
Amgen Inc.	11	$145,000	+107%
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	11	$122,400	+75%
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	10	$104,000	+49%
Pfizer INC.	10	$91,770	+31%
Sanofi US Services Inc.	9	$107,099	+53%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	8	$96,800	+38%
MedImmune LLC	7	$126,428	+81%
Zoetis, Inc.	7	$102,000	+46%
The Curators of the University of Missouri	6	$66,425	-5%
Eli Lilly and Company	5	$105,380	+51%
PPD Development, L.P.	5	$65,291	-7%
Orna Therapeutics, Inc.	4	$155,000	+121%
Alkermes, Inc.	4	$150,000	+114%
DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC	4	$130,000	+86%
Illumina, Inc.	4	$98,971	+41%
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.	3	$165,000	+136%
Hound Labs, Inc.	3	$152,506	+118%
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	3	$146,000	+109%
Philips North America LLC	3	$143,374	+105%
Alnylam US, Inc.	3	$140,000	+100%
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC	3	$125,000	+79%
Waters Technologies Corporation	3	$124,134	+77%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Certified Senior Scientist filings at Washington University
Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
St. Louis, MO	$70,000	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 29, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$72,100	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 23, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$70,000	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 22, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$80,000	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 22, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$68,182	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 12, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$77,998	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 5, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$78,000	$68,182	II	H-1B	Sep 4, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$80,000	$68,182	II	E-3 Australian	Aug 25, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$78,000	$68,182	II	H-1B	Aug 20, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$70,000	$68,182	II	H-1B	Aug 5, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$61,000	$60,445	II	H-1B	Aug 1, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$67,662	$67,558	II	H-1B	Jul 21, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$69,888	$69,888	II	H-1B	Jul 3, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$80,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	Jun 25, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$76,935	$57,325	II	H-1B	May 30, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$75,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	May 12, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$80,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	Apr 4, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$69,888	$69,888	II	H-1B	Apr 4, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$80,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	Feb 26, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$89,200	$69,888	II	H-1B	Feb 20, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$70,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	Feb 7, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$69,888	$69,888	II	H-1B	Jan 30, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$70,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	Jan 27, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$66,492	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jan 16, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$71,693	$69,888	II	H-1B	Nov 6, 2024

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