Salaries / Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists / Philadelphia
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists salaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 215 certified H-1B applications for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 24 employers.
The middle half of offers were $70,000 to $90,000 a year, with a median of $75,000: 1% below the national median for this job ($76,000).
The most common wage level was Level I (68% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $67,829 at Level I and $95,160 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 68% | $67,829 |
| Level II (qualified) | 24% | $95,160 |
| Level III (experienced) | 3% | $122,512 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 4% | $149,843 |
Who sponsors medical scientists, except epidemiologists here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania | 98 | $78,000 | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 34 | $74,500 | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University | 19 | $68,500 | — |
| Temple University--A Commonwealth University | 18 | $73,000 | — |
| GlaxoSmithKline LLC | 9 | $97,500 | — |
| Institute for Cancer Research | 6 | $70,500 | 1 |
| Legend Biotech USA, Inc. | 5 | $150,000 | — |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 4 | $167,000 | 4 |
| Drexel University | 3 | $69,500 | — |
| The Nemours Foundation - Nemours Children's Health | 2 | $70,000 | — |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 2 | $263,500 | — |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center | 2 | $61,500 | — |
| Lankenau Institute for Medical Research | 2 | $62,000 | — |
| Saint Joseph's University | 1 | $95,500 | — |
| City of Phila Ttee Administering Wills Eye Institute | 1 | — | — |
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About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.