Scientist II H-1B Salary

585 certified H-1B filings list the job title Scientist II (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $101,899; the middle half of filings fall between $82,035 and $135,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Triad National Security, LLC (84 filings).

585
certified filings
$101,899
Median base salary
$82,035
25th pct
$135,000
75th pct
$145,936
90th pct
$62,375
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$62,375$101,899 median$145,936

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026159$94,328
FY2025153$110,000
FY2024138$101,250
FY2023135$108,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Los Alamos, NM66$144,100
Madison, WI45$79,816
Boston, MA35$114,399
Seattle, WA22$97,444
San Diego, CA20$95,000
Lexington, KY17$66,685
Columbia, MO15$50,000
South San Francisco, CA15$133,000
Cambridge, MA13$129,000
Birmingham, AL10$79,806
Pleasanton, CA10$137,500
Somerville, MA10$129,688
Cranbury, NJ9$85,000
Lancaster, PA8$51,127
Denville, NJ7$85,000
Emeryville, CA7$130,000
Rockville, MD7$125,237
Durham, NC6$100,576
Redwood City, CA6$146,978
Woburn, MA6$103,500

Scientist II salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Triad National Security, LLC84$144,600
University of Wisconsin System48$79,986
ALLEN INSTITUTE26$99,782
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY20$66,685
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute17$103,000
Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC.15$50,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC.11$51,356
10x Genomics, Inc.10$137,500
The University of Alabama at Birmingham10$79,806
RICONPHARMA, LLC9$85,000
WuXi Biologics USA, LLC7$85,000
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.6$78,875
Abzena (Bristol) LLC5$109,470
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC5$51,127
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.5$114,629
Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC5$115,001
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.5$126,838
Tufts University5$89,600
AIR Worldwide Corporation4$113,530
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC4$118,762
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.4$86,292
CZ Biohub SF, LLC4$139,776
Danisco US Inc.4$109,450
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.4$136,380
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services New England, LLC.4$57,824
Illumina, Inc.4$75,514
Inventprise Inc4$115,000
Novozymes North America, Inc.4$103,251
Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 4, Inc.4$97,622
Tessera Therapeutics4$131,236
ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.3$125,000
Arcellx, Inc.3$145,000
Eurofins DiscoveRX Corporation3$75,005
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Inc.3$54,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Midwest, LLC.3$45,823
Genentech, Inc.3$101,816
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.3$83,928
Hexagon Bio, Inc.3$140,000
Kumquat Biosciences, Inc.3$125,000
Mammoth Biosciences Inc.3$140,213
Metagenomi, Inc.3$135,000
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation3$110,000
Zenith LifeScience LLC3$93,600
ABBVIE INC.2$106,000
Alltrna, Inc.2$136,350
ALS Therapy Development Foundation, Inc.2$108,500
ArrePath, Inc.2$85,000
BCVS Group2$85,197
BioBridge Global2$62,000
BioReliance Corporation2$100,000

Related job titles

Applied Scientist II $176,400Data Scientist II $138,300Research Scientist II $118,200Senior Scientist II $115,357Associate Scientist II $85,000Scientist $100,000Medical Laboratory Scientist II $69,638Senior Data Scientist II $165,000Medical Lab Scientist II $68,224Clinical Laboratory Scientist II $81,006

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer