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Senior Scientist I insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings911All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$110,000840 eligible salary records
Employer names209Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$95,000–$131,269Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
04080120160FY 2016: 32 filings16FY 2017: 27 filings17FY 2018: 38 filings18FY 2019: 50 filings19FY 2020: 65 filings20FY 2021: 88 filings21FY 2022: 96 filings22FY 2023: 115 filings23FY 2024: 138 filings24FY 2025: 143 filings25FY 2026: 119 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*119 filings$130,839 median · n=102

*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 · 840 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
Senior Scientist I344
$101,013 median · n=314 eligible
Senior Scientist Ii179
$110,444 median · n=172 eligible
Senior Scientist I, Chemistry15
$115,500 median · n=14 eligible
Senior Scientist I, Process Development12
$161,500 median · n=12 eligible
Senior Scientist Iii12
$108,909 median · n=8 eligible
Senior Scientist I, Analytical Chemistry11
$100,000 median · n=11 eligible
Senior Scientist I, Dmpk9
$120,000 median · n=7 eligible
Senior Scientist I, Pharmaceutics6
$112,500 median · n=6 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
Cambridge, MA222
$104,708 median · n=208 eligible
North Chicago, IL114
$115,000 median · n=111 eligible
Worcester, MA53
$115,000 median · n=48 eligible
South San Francisco, CA45
$139,500 median · n=44 eligible
New York, NY29
$130,000 median · n=25 eligible
San Diego, CA29
$101,442 median · n=27 eligible
Redwood City, CA25
$160,000 median · n=21 eligible
Emeryville, CA21
$111,509 median · n=20 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
92.5%Certified LCAs
Certified843 92.5%
Certified - Withdrawn48 5.3%
Withdrawn14 1.5%
Denied6 0.7%

Denominator: all 911 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Abbvie Inc.205
$114,000 median · n=186 eligible
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, Inc.175
$93,891 median · n=171 eligible
Schrodinger, Inc.44
$130,000 median · n=34 eligible
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.37
$130,553 median · n=35 eligible
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.31
$139,000 median · n=29 eligible
Abbvie Bioresearch Center14
$115,000 median · n=13 eligible
Intercontinental Great Brands LLC13
$103,523 median · n=12 eligible
Revolution Medicines, Inc.12
$168,000 median · n=10 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
$110,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$82,555
25th percentile$95,000
Median (50th)$110,000
75th percentile$131,269
90th percentile$150,000

n=840 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

911 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
Qld Biotherapeutics Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$136,900 /yr

I-200-26174-043068
Reported wage: $136,900 / year
Annualized: $136,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Boston, MA06/23/202610/01/2026
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$83,030.74 /yr

I-200-26173-037712
Reported wage: $83,030.74 / year
Annualized: $83,031
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Exton, PA06/22/202606/30/2026
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.Senior Scientist I, Proteomics

Filing details

$143,637.3 /yr

I-200-26169-028054
Reported wage: $143,637.3 / year
Annualized: $143,637
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/18/202606/22/2026
Sri InternationalSenior Scientist Ii

Filing details

$115,710 /yr

I-200-26169-027445
Reported wage: $115,710 / year
Annualized: $115,710
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-10-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Menlo Park, CA06/17/202610/03/2026
Genscript USA Inc.Senior Scientist Ii

Filing details

$117,500 /yr

I-200-26166-015390
Reported wage: $117,500 / year
Annualized: $117,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Piscataway, NJ06/15/202610/01/2026
Intercontinental Great Brands LLCSenior Scientist Ii, Cakes & Pastries R&D

Filing details

$106,392 /yr

I-200-26166-017479
Reported wage: $106,392–$130,400 / year
Annualized: $106,392
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

East Hanover, NJ06/15/202610/01/2026
Intercontinental Great Brands LLCSenior Scientist Ii

Filing details

$106,392 /yr

I-200-26166-017502
Reported wage: $106,392–$146,000 / year
Annualized: $106,392
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

East Hanover, NJ06/15/202610/01/2026
Fujifilm Biosciences, Inc.Senior Scientist I, Analytical

Filing details

$106,912 /yr

I-200-26163-012145
Reported wage: $106,912–$115,272 / year
Annualized: $106,912
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2029-06-07
Worker positions: 1

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

Irvine, CA06/12/202606/12/2026
Abbvie Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$128,000 /yr

I-200-26162-005102
Reported wage: $128,000–$148,000 / year
Annualized: $128,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 1

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

North Chicago, IL06/11/202606/25/2026
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$81,000.14 /yr

I-200-26160-995799
Reported wage: $81,000.14 / year
Annualized: $81,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-16
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Exton, PA06/09/202610/01/2026
92bio, Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-26160-998602
Reported wage: $130,000–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-16
Employment end: 2029-12-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Hayward, CA06/09/202612/09/2026
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, Inc.Senior Scientist Ii

Filing details

$91,978 /yr

I-200-26159-990652
Reported wage: $91,978 / year
Annualized: $91,978
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2029-12-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/08/202612/07/2026
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$91,978 /yr

I-200-26159-990677
Reported wage: $91,978 / year
Annualized: $91,978
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2029-12-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/08/202612/05/2026
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, Inc.Senior Scientist Ii

Filing details

$91,978 /yr

I-200-26155-981380
Reported wage: $91,978 / year
Annualized: $91,978
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-10-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/04/202610/09/2026
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$81,200.08 /yr

I-200-26155-982887
Reported wage: $81,200.08 / year
Annualized: $81,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Exton, PA06/04/202610/01/2026
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$83,126.42 /yr

I-200-26155-982955
Reported wage: $83,126.42 / year
Annualized: $83,126
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Exton, PA06/04/202610/01/2026
Tempus AiSenior Scientist Ii, Applied Machine Learning And Generative

Filing details

$170,000 /yr

I-200-26154-975590
Reported wage: $170,000 / year
Annualized: $170,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Boston, MA06/03/202606/22/2026
Abbvie Inc.Senior Scientist I, Drug Delivery And Biomaterials

Filing details

$142,000 /yr

I-200-26154-978596
Reported wage: $142,000–$162,000 / year
Annualized: $142,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-06-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Irvine, CA06/03/202606/12/2026
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLCSenior Scientist I

Filing details

$80,954 /yr

I-200-26152-967485
Reported wage: $80,954 / year
Annualized: $80,954
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-08
Employment end: 2029-06-03
Worker positions: 1

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

Malvern, PA06/01/202606/04/2026
Abbvie Inc.Senior Scientist Ii - Formulation

Filing details

$106,000 /yr

I-200-23174-139705
Reported wage: $106,000–$126,000 / year
Annualized: $106,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2026-07-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Worcester, MA06/23/202307/06/2023
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-26148-955979
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Worcester, MA05/28/202610/01/2026
Abbvie Inc.Senior Scientist I Analytical Chemistry

Filing details

$132,000 /yr

I-200-26148-955983
Reported wage: $132,000 / year
Annualized: $132,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

North Chicago, IL05/28/202610/01/2026
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.Senior Scientist I, Multi-Specific Biologics

Filing details

$145,246 /yr

I-200-26148-955988
Reported wage: $145,246 / year
Annualized: $145,246
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Worcester, MA05/28/202610/01/2026
Abbvie Inc.Senior Scientist I

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-26148-956005
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

North Chicago, IL05/28/202610/01/2026
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.Senior Scientist Ii

Filing details

$166,554 /yr

I-200-26148-956020
Reported wage: $166,554 / year
Annualized: $166,554
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Worcester, MA05/28/202610/01/2026

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.