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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists H-1B salaries
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data SOC 19-1042
Employers filed 4,504 certified H-1B applications for medical scientists, except epidemiologists (July 2025 to June 2026), from 577 employers.
Nationally, the middle half of offers were $68,000 to $93,500, with a median of $76,000.
Of the 11 metro areas with at least 100 filings, the highest median offer was in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($127,000) and the lowest in St. Louis, MO-IL ($68,000).
By city
Metro areas with at least 25 filings. Areas with 100 or more have their own page.
| Metro area | Filings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 713 | $75,000 | $82,000 | $95,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 499 | $72,000 | $86,500 | $127,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 215 | $70,000 | $75,000 | $90,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 214 | $63,500 | $68,000 | $72,500 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 183 | $66,500 | $71,500 | $79,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 143 | $64,500 | $69,000 | $80,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 142 | $95,500 | $110,500 | $126,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 140 | $93,500 | $127,000 | $162,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 122 | $66,000 | $71,500 | $80,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 119 | $80,500 | $85,000 | $93,500 |
| Rochester, MN | 103 | $68,500 | $75,500 | $91,000 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 83 | $71,500 | $73,000 | $83,500 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 81 | $64,000 | $68,500 | $73,500 |
| Cleveland, OH | 66 | $65,000 | $70,000 | $72,500 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 64 | $65,500 | $71,000 | $77,500 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 61 | $63,000 | $66,500 | $70,000 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 56 | $61,500 | $67,500 | $72,500 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 56 | $68,000 | $71,500 | $78,000 |
| New Haven, CT | 55 | $75,000 | $76,500 | $91,000 |
| Birmingham, AL | 54 | $66,000 | $70,000 | $78,000 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 51 | $65,500 | $69,000 | $73,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 51 | $78,000 | $85,000 | $94,500 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 48 | $64,000 | $69,000 | $75,500 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 48 | $78,500 | $84,000 | $125,500 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 45 | $64,000 | $70,000 | $76,000 |
| Columbus, OH | 38 | $60,000 | $65,000 | $76,500 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 38 | $67,500 | $72,500 | $85,000 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 36 | $86,000 | $96,000 | $127,000 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 35 | $66,000 | $73,000 | $100,000 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 34 | $68,000 | $71,500 | $90,000 |
| Rochester, NY | 33 | $62,500 | $63,000 | $65,000 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 32 | $65,500 | $69,000 | $81,500 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 31 | $60,500 | $66,500 | $74,500 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 30 | $67,500 | $78,000 | $91,000 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 29 | $78,500 | $144,000 | $160,000 |
| Iowa City, IA | 28 | $68,500 | $70,000 | $80,500 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 27 | $57,000 | $57,000 | $64,500 |
| Madison, WI | 26 | $68,000 | $75,000 | $90,000 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 26 | $56,500 | $69,000 | $82,000 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 26 | $60,000 | $70,000 | $75,000 |
Wage levels
| Level | Share of filings (US) |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 59% |
| Level II (qualified) | 28% |
| Level III (experienced) | 7% |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 6% |
Top sponsors nationally
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University | 210 | $68,000 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | 145 | $75,500 | — |
| General Hospital Corporation | 131 | $72,000 | — |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 125 | $88,000 | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 104 | $80,000 | — |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 103 | $70,500 | — |
| Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania | 98 | $78,000 | — |
| Columbia University | 87 | $80,000 | — |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 82 | $79,500 | — |
| University of Michigan | 80 | $68,000 | 4 |
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 77 | $77,500 | — |
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 74 | $111,000 | — |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 69 | $80,000 | — |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 67 | $69,000 | — |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 64 | $72,000 | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | 56 | $73,000 | — |
| Northwestern University | 54 | $68,000 | — |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | 52 | $70,000 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh | 52 | $72,000 | 1 |
| Yale University | 48 | $76,500 | — |
Common titles filed under this occupation: Research Associate, Research Scientist, Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow, Staff Scientist, Postdoctoral Associate, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Scholar.
Offers from certified Labor Condition Applications (Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026); base pay only, annualized. Source: DOL disclosure data. Not legal or financial advice.