Chemists visa sponsorship salary

Across 2,318 certified work-visa filings classified under SOC 19-2031, the median wage for Chemists is $85,500. The middle half falls between $67,234 and $111,898; the top decile begins at $140,000.

This page groups every job title employers filed under this occupation code, so it covers the same work described as Scientist, Technical Specialist, Chemist and others.

Median: $85,500
25th pct: $67,234
75th pct: $111,898
90th pct: $140,000
Filings: 2,318

Who sponsors Chemists

Ranked by number of certified filings for this occupation

Employers filing Chemists, with wage percentiles
Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Eli Lilly and Company	44	$115,115	$142,427	$158,662
Novitium Pharma LLC.	38	$62,500	$62,500	$80,000
Northwestern University	26	$61,008	$61,428	$67,671
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	25	$135,908	$145,333	$150,307
Ascent Pharmaceuticals, INC.	24	$63,100	$64,300	$80,700
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals INC.	23	$66,900	$74,250	$89,250
PPD Development, L.P.	22	$65,291	$65,333	$77,022
LNK International, Inc.	22	$63,500	$65,000	$69,940
Amgen Inc.	21	$130,000	$132,820	$140,000
Triad National Security, LLC	21	$98,304	$105,486	$110,223
Emory University	21	$61,884	$66,492	$74,088
Riconpharma, LLC	20	$70,000	$85,000	$105,250
University of Chicago	20	$61,618	$65,260	$67,000
The Trustees of Princeton University	20	$65,000	$65,000	$65,823
Ut-battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory)	19	$81,047	$82,728	$90,220
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.	19	$65,333	$65,333	$76,322
Battelle Memorial Institute	18	$77,733	$96,360	$139,695
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	18	$75,857	$92,551	$111,736
Purdue University	17	$50,000	$60,770	$70,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	16	$78,374	$114,350	$114,700
Veranova, L.P.	16	$82,362	$104,326	$119,425
Catalent Pharma Solutions	16	$55,520	$88,000	$119,689
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	15	$110,513	$142,846	$149,754
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, INC.	15	$91,500	$100,000	$114,865
ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.	15	$58,001	$70,720	$81,370
Curia Global, Inc.	14	$88,659	$98,570	$110,309
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, INC.	14	$83,000	$85,000	$99,035
Navinta III INC.	14	$69,000	$69,000	$69,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	13	$128,939	$152,984	$152,984
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC	13	$95,000	$106,476	$123,655
ModernaTX, Inc.	13	$87,075	$102,116	$141,086
Cambrex Charles City, Inc.	13	$75,712	$88,693	$98,863
University of California, Berkeley	13	$74,425	$81,150	$82,836
Rk Pharma INC	13	$63,086	$63,086	$65,000
Tris Pharma, Inc.	12	$80,600	$97,739	$98,134
AbbVie Inc.	11	$126,500	$131,950	$150,500
Allure Labs, LLC	11	$105,958	$115,000	$117,500
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York	10	$81,283	$94,324	$118,236
J-Star Research, Inc.	10	$82,325	$89,835	$102,750
UChicago Argonne LLC	10	$68,968	$70,758	$70,758
University of Wisconsin System	10	$53,850	$57,928	$65,614
University of Illinois	10	$52,390	$57,000	$72,188
Incyte Corporation	9	$125,000	$135,000	$145,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	9	$119,413	$119,923	$129,251
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	9	$97,760	$119,413	$129,251
Columbia University	9	$73,130	$75,324	$87,418
University of Minnesota	9	$58,461	$67,496	$68,000
APPCO Pharma LLC	9	$67,000	$67,000	$68,355
Guardian Drug Company	9	$63,300	$63,300	$90,000
Evaric Pharmaceuticals INC.	9	$63,100	$63,100	$72,000
Adesis, Inc.	8	$120,291	$130,226	$134,793
TCG GreenChem, Inc	8	$93,746	$101,146	$106,867
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	8	$68,680	$84,423	$90,000
Brookhaven National Laboratory	8	$81,900	$82,000	$83,750
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC	8	$60,154	$76,170	$92,206
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	8	$71,131	$73,104	$87,360
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC	8	$68,333	$72,571	$76,026
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals Nj, LLC	8	$69,375	$72,500	$88,165
Primera Analytical Solutions Corp.	8	$63,086	$67,219	$70,500
University of Michigan	8	$64,002	$66,500	$72,250

By state

Where this occupation is filed from

Chemists filings and median wage by state
State	Filings	Median
New Jersey	384	$81,944
California	295	$109,970
New York	223	$80,600
Massachusetts	205	$118,450
Illinois	122	$69,500
Pennsylvania	110	$80,300
Texas	102	$75,000
North Carolina	94	$86,500
Indiana	82	$92,440
Michigan	62	$77,261
Florida	58	$76,085
Wisconsin	56	$65,728
Georgia	43	$66,492
Washington	42	$91,565
Tennessee	40	$82,548

Job titles in this occupation

The exact wording employers used on their filings

Job titles filed under SOC 19-2031
Job title	Filings	Median
Scientist	342	$100,000
Technical Specialist	215	$103,418
Chemist	127	$70,000
Research Scientist I	90	$80,248
Research Associate - Postdegree Trainee	72	$60,416
Analytical Chemist	43	$75,130
Qc Chemist	43	$62,500
Quality Control Chemist	42	$64,397
Laboratory Manager	36	$84,895
Quality Assurance Chemist	21	$69,000
Post-doctoral Researcher	20	$65,387
Sr. Chemist	18	$102,849
Senior Scientist, Chemistry	17	$115,000
Pharmaceutical Chemist - Quality Control	16	$64,250
Quality Control Specialist	15	$63,086
Production Chemist	14	$80,985
Chemist II	14	$76,000
Research Chemist	13	$96,000
Formulation Scientist	11	$88,256
Senior Research Associate I	10	$94,504
Senior Scientist - Process Development	10	$133,500
Principal Scientist, Analytical Development	9	$120,000
Research Associate B	9	$66,950
Research Scientist (phd)	8	$77,033
Senior Analytical Chemist	8	$120,000
Chemist, Organics and Inorganics Analysis	8	$52,156
Chemist I	8	$55,588
R&d Chemist	7	$85,000
Qa Supervisor	7	$99,299
Research Associate Chemistry	7	$82,000
Formulation Chemist	7	$68,355
Analytical Scientist III	6	$106,745
Senior Scientist, Analytical R&d	6	$114,700
Sr. Advisor - Chemistry	6	$168,057
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemistry	6	$70,182
Scientist Ii, Analytical Development	5	$152,799
Research and Development Manager	5	$115,000
Qa Chemist	5	$104,915
Post Doctorate Research Associate (chemist)	5	$88,150
Sr. Scientist, Product Development	5	$118,278
Director of Research and Development	5	$119,600
Senior Research Chemist	5	$104,000
Qc Analyst	5	$69,680
Advisor - Chemistry	5	$132,000
Qc Analytical Chemist	5	$74,672
Scientist, Quality Control	5	$85,000
Process Development Principal Scientist	4	$153,037
Qc Supervisor	4	$96,798
Analytical Separations Scientist	4	$60,000
Senior Scientist I, Process Development	4	$167,000
Sr. Scientist, Formulation Development	4	$95,523
Sr Formulation Scientist	4	$116,042
Research and Development Chemist	4	$74,927
Principal Chemist	4	$110,892
Chemist, Quality Control	4	$68,750
Development Chemist	4	$73,432
Research Scientist (chemist)	4	$153,885
Process Chemist	4	$103,412
Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs Cmc	4	$155,771
Senior Scientist, Formulations	4	$113,500

SOC 19-2031 is the federal occupation code the employer assigned to these filings. It is chosen by the employer and reviewed by the Department of Labor, so it is more consistent than the free-text job title — but two companies can still classify similar work differently. Where a title looks misplaced, the wage level usually explains more of the gap than the code does.