Staff Scientist
Median salary
$80,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$69,888 – $107,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.55%
-3.57% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
417 filings
Staff Scientist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$63,339
P25$69,888
Median$80,000
P75$107,000
P90$140,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$68,494144 LCAs
Level II$83,000133 LCAs
Level III$117,00047 LCAs
Level IV$130,18745 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Staff Scientist pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 48%Biochemists and Biophysicists 16%Biological Scientists, All Other 15%Chemists 2%Data Scientists 2%Statisticians 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 48.44% | 202 | $65,830 | $71,300 | $80,392 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 16.31% | 68 | $75,000 | $80,443 | $89,200 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 15.11% | 63 | $77,240 | $87,125 | $114,621 |
| Chemists 19-2031 | 2.4% | 10 | $81,205 | $112,330 | $142,210 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 2.4% | 10 | $140,849 | $168,973 | $218,639 |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | 1.92% | 8 | $77,428 | $96,616 | $129,270 |
| Physicists 19-2012 | 1.92% | 8 | $111,958 | $137,440 | $151,000 |
| Microbiologists 19-1022 | 1.92% | 8 | $87,050 | $122,000 | $171,813 |
| Materials Scientists 19-2032 | 1.68% | 7 | $113,563 | $125,486 | $143,744 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 1.44% | 6 | $95,462 | $129,790 | $139,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Scientist
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University | 85 | $66,492 | -6.7% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 15 | $75,000 | +5.2% |
| National Institutes Of Health Hhs | 12 | $125,296 | +75.7% |
| Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of Hope | 11 | $86,589 | +21.4% |
| Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of Hope | 11 | $83,459 | +3.8% |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | 9 | $72,000 | +1% |
| National Institutes Of Health Hhs | 9 | $131,590 | +51% |
| University Of Rochester | 8 | $63,000 | -11.6% |
| The Scripps Research Institute | 8 | $85,322 | -2.1% |
| University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | 7 | $70,000 | -1.8% |
| Albert Einstein College Of Medicine | 6 | $75,000 | -6.8% |
| The Scripps Research Institute | 6 | $78,000 | -3% |
| The University Of Chicago | 5 | $75,629 | -13.2% |
| National Institutes Of Health Hhs | 5 | $120,579 | +49.9% |
| The University Of Chicago | 5 | $80,392 | +12.8% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Staff Scientist I33 LCAs · median $73,570
- Senior Staff Scientist17 LCAs · median $103,757
- Staff Scientist II5 LCAs · median $83,000