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Associate Scientist 2

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Associate Scientist 2 insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings115All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$107,500101 eligible salary records
Employer names17Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$89,502–$120,112Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
08162432FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 3 filings17FY 2018: 2 filings18FY 2019: 4 filings19FY 2020: 11 filings20FY 2021: 24 filings21FY 2022: 29 filings22FY 2023: 28 filings23FY 2024: 11 filings24FY 2026: 2 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*2 filings$65,006 median · n=2

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 101 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Associate Scientist 29
$65,000 median · n=5 eligible
Hs/Associate Scientist 26
$48,132 median · n=6 eligible
Associate Scientist 2, Fermentation3
$76,003 median · n=3 eligible
Senior Associate Scientist 20516.127.123
$126,059 median · n=3 eligible
Associate Scientist 20516.32052
$124,546 median · n=1 eligible
Process Development Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.2552
$100,997 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Associate Scientist 20516.127.42
$126,059 median · n=1 eligible
Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3480.62
$134,160 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
South San Francisco, CA34
$125,000 median · n=31 eligible
Thousand Oaks, CA31
$107,500 median · n=27 eligible
Cambridge, MA24
$94,442 median · n=22 eligible
Emeryville, CA6
$70,000 median · n=5 eligible
Albuquerque, NM5
$48,381 median · n=5 eligible
Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO2
$43,077 median · n=2 eligible
Groton, CT2
$65,000 median · n=2 eligible
Newark, CA2
$117,461 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
95.7%Certified LCAs
Certified110 95.7%
Certified - Withdrawn4 3.5%
Withdrawn1 0.9%

Denominator: all 115 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Amgen Inc.52
$115,000 median · n=50 eligible
Amgen Incorporated42
$98,647 median · n=34 eligible
Amyris, Inc.6
$70,000 median · n=5 eligible
University Of New Mexico3
$62,130 median · n=3 eligible
University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center3
$47,882 median · n=3 eligible
Avisyn Pharma, Inc.2
$65,000 median · n=2 eligible
Sungen Pharma LLC2
$60,548 median · n=1 eligible
Amyris1
$82,493 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$107,500Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$67,881
25th percentile$89,502
Median (50th)$107,500
75th percentile$120,112
90th percentile$128,000

n=101 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

115 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
University Of New MexicoHs/Associate Scientist 2

Filing details

$62,130 /yr

I-200-26169-029936
Reported wage: $62,130–$78,551 / year
Annualized: $62,130
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-12-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Albuquerque, NM06/18/202612/02/2026
University Of New MexicoHs/Associate Scientist 2

Filing details

$67,881.48 /yr

I-200-25317-404387
Reported wage: $67,881.48 / year
Annualized: $67,881
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-20
Employment end: 2028-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Albuquerque, NM11/13/202501/01/2026
Amgen Inc.Associate Scientist 20516.3205

Filing details

$124,545.74 /yr

I-200-24205-216715
Reported wage: $124,545.74 / year
Annualized: $124,546
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-30
Employment end: 2027-12-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA07/23/202412/20/2024
Amgen Inc.Process Development Associate Scientist 20516.3266.8

Filing details

$107,205.5 /yr

I-200-24176-143273
Reported wage: $107,205.5 / year
Annualized: $107,206
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-01
Employment end: 2027-12-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cambridge, MA06/24/202412/12/2024
Amgen Inc.Process Development Associate Scientist 20516.392

Filing details

$94,607.51 /yr

I-200-24134-987247
Reported wage: $94,607.51 / year
Annualized: $94,608
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-20
Employment end: 2027-05-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA05/13/202405/20/2024
Amgen Inc.Process Development Associate Scientist 20516.698

Filing details

$98,843.06 /yr

I-200-24134-987278
Reported wage: $98,843.06 / year
Annualized: $98,843
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-20
Employment end: 2027-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA05/13/202411/01/2024
Amgen Inc.Process Development Associate Scientist 20516.4599

Filing details

$45.67 per hour

I-200-24131-984062
Reported wage: $45.67 / hour
Annualized: $94,994
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-17
Employment end: 2027-05-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA05/10/202405/20/2024
Amgen IncorporatedProcess Development Associate Scientist 20516.705.13

Filing details

$94,607.51 /yr

I-200-24129-972729
Reported wage: $94,607.51 / year
Annualized: $94,608
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-15
Employment end: 2027-11-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cambridge, MA05/08/202411/07/2024
Amgen IncorporatedProcess Development Associate Scientist 20516.258

Filing details

$98,985.47 /yr

I-200-24117-929784
Reported wage: $98,985.47 / year
Annualized: $98,985
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-03
Employment end: 2027-10-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cambridge, MA04/26/202410/09/2024
Amgen IncorporatedProcess Development Associate Scientist 20516.2420

Filing details

$98,307.57 /yr

I-200-24092-843525
Reported wage: $98,307.57 / year
Annualized: $98,308
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-08
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA04/01/202410/01/2024
Amgen Inc.Associate Scientist 20516.3052.16

Filing details

$122,692.18 /yr

I-200-24082-822655
Reported wage: $122,692.18 / year
Annualized: $122,692
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-29
Employment end: 2027-08-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA03/22/202409/01/2024
Amgen IncorporatedProcess Development Associate Scientist 20516.2990.7

Filing details

$95,786.2 /yr

I-200-24071-787647
Reported wage: $95,786.2 / year
Annualized: $95,786
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-18
Employment end: 2027-09-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA03/11/202409/10/2024
Amgen Inc.Process Development Associate Scientist 20516.3921.4

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-24050-729307
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-26
Employment end: 2027-07-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA02/19/202408/01/2024
Amyris, Inc.Associate Scientist 2

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-23111-956061
Reported wage: $70,000–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-08-11
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Emeryville, CA04/21/202310/01/2023
Kemin Industries, Inc.Associate Scientist 2

Filing details

$77,272 /yr

I-200-20070-392336
Reported wage: $77,272–$115,910 / year
Annualized: $77,272
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-16
Employment end: 2023-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Des Moines, IA03/10/202009/08/2020
Amgen Inc.Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3480.6

Filing details

$134,160 /yr

I-200-23128-002039
Reported wage: $134,160 / year
Annualized: $134,160
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-15
Employment end: 2026-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA05/08/202308/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3480.6

Filing details

$134,160 /yr

I-200-23117-972757
Reported wage: $134,160 / year
Annualized: $134,160
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-04
Employment end: 2023-08-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA04/27/202308/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Process Development Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.7

Filing details

$118,990.03 /yr

I-200-23102-925240
Reported wage: $118,990.03 / year
Annualized: $118,990
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-19
Employment end: 2026-10-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA04/12/202310/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3557.4

Filing details

$128,000 /yr

I-200-23087-882470
Reported wage: $128,000 / year
Annualized: $128,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-04
Employment end: 2026-08-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA03/28/202308/20/2023
Amgen Inc.Associate Scientist 20516.3052

Filing details

$113,300.19 /yr

I-200-23087-883326
Reported wage: $113,300.19 / year
Annualized: $113,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-04
Employment end: 2026-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA03/28/202308/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3531

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-23087-883395
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-04
Employment end: 2026-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA03/28/202308/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3450.6

Filing details

$130,945.5 /yr

I-200-23087-883477
Reported wage: $130,945.5 / year
Annualized: $130,946
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-04
Employment end: 2026-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA03/28/202308/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Sr. Associate Scientist 20516.3687

Filing details

$135,102.5 /yr

I-200-23087-884166
Reported wage: $135,102.5 / year
Annualized: $135,103
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-04
Employment end: 2026-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA03/28/202308/11/2023
Amgen Inc.Associate Scientist 20516.3555.4

Filing details

$96,500.14 /yr

I-200-23086-879455
Reported wage: $96,500.14 / year
Annualized: $96,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-03
Employment end: 2026-08-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA03/27/202308/30/2023
Amgen Inc.Sr Associate Scientist 20516.3717.4

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-23086-879549
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-03
Employment end: 2026-08-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA03/27/202308/30/2023

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.