Scientist visa sponsorship salary

Across 342 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Scientist is $100,000. The middle half of filings fall between $86,320 and $125,000, and the top decile begins at $140,938. Classified under SOC 19-2031.00 (Chemists).

Median

$100,000

25th pct

$86,320

75th pct

$125,000

90th pct

$140,938

Filings

342

$47,133$183,020

Who pays what for Scientist

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	42	$86,320	$86,320	$86,320
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.	20	$65,297	$66,608	$75,661
Amgen Inc.	16	$132,264	$136,007	$139,794
Genentech, Inc.	11	$113,121	$136,802	$147,242
The Curators of the University of Missouri	11	$52,167	$56,368	$56,410
Kelly Services, Inc.	9	$89,544	$99,674	$139,880
Children's Hospital Corporation	8	$76,950	$82,004	$87,881
The Henry M Jackson Foundation	8	$73,800	$73,800	$76,500
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory	7	$130,198	$140,317	$142,345
New York Structural Biology Center	7	$113,350	$113,400	$114,625
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	6	$126,151	$127,325	$130,233
Axle Informatics LLC	5	$92,700	$99,800	$100,000
Calico Life Sciences LLC	4	$144,750	$151,000	$156,500
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.	4	$125,004	$142,927	$160,487
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.	4	$135,000	$138,915	$145,873
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	4	$133,018	$135,394	$137,223
Corixa Corporation	4	$89,100	$97,985	$106,870
Evotec (US), Inc.	4	$84,574	$85,781	$87,356
The J. David Gladstone Institutes	4	$76,515	$76,515	$77,090
Eli Lilly and Company	4	$72,666	$74,865	$76,000
GAP Solutions Inc.	3	$185,000	$185,000	$185,000
Triad National Security, LLC	3	$131,889	$135,778	$143,576
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.	3	$124,950	$128,939	$128,939
Alnylam US, Inc.	3	$121,000	$125,000	$125,000
Sanofi US Services Inc.	3	$111,413	$122,325	$124,166
Arc Research Institute	3	$122,000	$122,000	$132,000
Insmed, Inc.	3	$118,690	$119,850	$119,850
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	3	$104,800	$119,600	$119,800
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3	$116,931	$117,505	$121,252
University of Rochester	3	$100,000	$100,000	$105,000
Princeton Biomeditech Corporation	3	$80,400	$80,400	$80,400
Uber Technologies, Inc.	2	$161,275	$163,750	$166,225
Oregon Health & Science University	2	$142,167	$142,167	$142,167
Signify North America Corporation	2	$125,925	$135,150	$144,375
Alkermes, Inc.	2	$126,000	$126,000	$126,000
Ennova LLC	2	$109,721	$119,441	$129,162
Crystal Bio Solutions Inc.	2	$115,000	$115,000	$115,000
Veranova, L.P.	2	$105,488	$112,326	$119,163
ABB Inc.	2	$99,150	$107,672	$116,195
Michigan State University	2	$100,765	$106,530	$112,295
Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$101,874	$102,721	$103,569
Nanotech Pharma INC	2	$100,750	$101,500	$102,250
Lonza Walkersville, INC.	2	$100,306	$100,563	$100,819
LanzaTech Inc.	2	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000
Astrix Technology, LLC	2	$95,768	$97,646	$99,523
Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc.	2	$96,523	$96,523	$96,523
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2	$89,235	$89,294	$89,354
Imanis Life Sciences, LLC	2	$86,295	$87,252	$88,208
Pfizer INC.	2	$79,722	$82,345	$84,967
Versatope Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$76,851	$77,615	$78,380
iCell Gene Therapeutics, Inc	2	$72,500	$75,000	$77,500
PPD Development, L.P.	2	$65,333	$65,333	$65,333
Biolink Life Sciences Carolinas Inc.	2	$61,000	$61,000	$61,000
Atlantic Sea Solutions, Inc.	2	$59,002	$59,005	$59,007

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Tarrytown, NY	$116,358	II	Sep 29, 2025
Axle Informatics LLC	Gaithersburg, MD	$103,499	II	Sep 29, 2025
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.	Exton, PA	$73,420	I	Sep 25, 2025
Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc.	Cambridge, MA	$101,026	II	Sep 25, 2025
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.	Mountain View, CA	$164,403	II	Sep 25, 2025
Amgen Inc.	Malden, MA	$161,000	III	Sep 24, 2025
TScan Therapeutics, Inc.	Waltham, MA	$110,000	III	Sep 23, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	I	Sep 22, 2025
Automated Engineering Services, Inc.	Vista, CA	$97,469	II	Sep 16, 2025
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	Spring House, PA	$114,200	IV	Sep 15, 2025
Children's Hospital Corporation	Boston, MA	$100,070	III	Sep 11, 2025
Triad National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	$151,373	I	Sep 10, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	II	Sep 10, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	II	Sep 8, 2025
Amgen Inc.	South San Francisco,, CA	$128,210	II	Sep 5, 2025
Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc.	Lexington, MA	$106,012	II	Sep 3, 2025
Ennova LLC	Stafford, TX	$138,882	IV	Sep 3, 2025
Buck Institute for Research on Aging	Novato, CA	$85,384	II	Aug 28, 2025
Klyne Corp.	La Jolla, CA	$120,000	II	Aug 26, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	II	Aug 26, 2025
Kelly Services, Inc.	Rockville, MD	$99,674	II	Aug 25, 2025
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.	San Jose, CA	$159,182	I	Aug 25, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	II	Aug 25, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	II	Aug 22, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	$86,320	II	Aug 22, 2025

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.