physicist salaries
3,767 H-1B & PERM records for "physicist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$88705
Average Salary
$10057
Minimum
$378560
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Sr. Research Associate I, Biology | $118450 - $136920 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| BLUEBIRD BIO, INC. | Scientist II | Cambridge, MA | $118450 | Green Card | May 13, 2021 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Associate Medical Physicist | Springfield, MO | $118414 | Green Card | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Biogen Inc. | Sr. Engineer II, Technical Development | $118331 - $157600 | Green Card | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| AMGEN INC. | Senior Associate Scientist | South San Francisco, CA | $118320 | Green Card | Dec 27, 2021 |
| AMGEN INC. | Process Development Scientist | Thousand Oaks, CA | $118287 | Green Card | Mar 29, 2021 |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Biochemists and Biophysicists | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $118008 | Green Card | 2012 |
| PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | Senior Scientist, Enzymology | Menlo Park, CA | $118000 - $133822 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2022 |
| MODERNA, INC. | Senior Scientist, Analytical Development | Norwood, MA | $118000 | Green Card | Mar 21, 2022 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Research Scientist I, Biology | FOSTER CITY, CA | $118000 | Green Card | Mar 5, 2017 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Research Scientist I, Biology | FOSTER CITY, CA | $118000 | Green Card | Apr 13, 2017 |
| PFIZER INC | Principal Scientist | NEW YORK, NY | $118000 | Green Card | Nov 24, 2014 |
| TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company | Senior Processing Geophysicist I | Houston, TX | $117986 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Teck Alaska Incorporated | Principal Geophysicist, Exploration - The Americas | Kotzebue, AK | $117960 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | Associate Scientist, Process Development | $117875 - $162000 | Green Card | May 13, 2024 | |
| BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | Research Scientist II | New Brunswick, NJ | $117767 | Green Card | Aug 29, 2022 |
| SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Medical Physicist | TULSA, OK | $117600 | Green Card | 2011 |
| ASML US, LP | Design Engineer 3 | San Diego, CA | $117500 | H-1B | Oct 25, 2019 |
| ASML US, LP | Design Engineer 3 | San Diego, CA | $117500 | H-1B | Oct 24, 2019 |
| NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… | Biochemists and Biophysicists | Cambridge, MA | $117420 | Green Card | 2013 |
| ILLUMINA | Associate Director, Scientific Research | SAN DIEGO, CA | $117400 - $180000 | Green Card | Feb 23, 2015 |
| GENENTECH INC. | Senior Scientific Researcher | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $117006 | Green Card | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Fable Therapeutics, Inc. | Associate Scientist, Biologics Engineering | $117000 - $127000 | Green Card | Nov 3, 2025 | |
| Schrodinger Inc. | Senior Scientist II | New York, NY | $117000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2021 |
| NOBLE ENERGY INC. | Geophysicist III | Houston, TX | $117000 | Green Card | Jul 1, 2019 |
| NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… | Senior Scientist I | Cambridge, MA | $116680 | Green Card | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Senior Medical Imaging Specialist | Maple Grove, MN | $116418 - $130000 | H-1B | May 26, 2021 |
| AMGEN INC. | Process Development Scientist | Thousand Oaks, CA | $116160 - $138346 | Green Card | May 23, 2023 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Scientist | SANTA CLARA, CA | $116126 | Green Card | Mar 27, 2019 |
| FLUIDIGM CORPORATION | Scientist | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $116040 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Associate Scientist, Analytical Ops | $116000 - $143760 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Scientist II | Redwood City, CA | $116000 - $145000 | H-1B | Jul 30, 2020 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Sr. Research Associate I, Biology | FOSTER CITY, CA | $116000 - $152215 | Green Card | Jun 28, 2019 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Research Scientist I, Biology | FOSTER CITY, CA | $116000 - $152215 | Green Card | May 29, 2018 |
| AMGEN INC. | Biochemists and biophysicists | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $116000 | Green Card | 2010 |
| GENENTECH INC. | QC Associate Scientist | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $115992 | Green Card | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Amgen Incorporated | Senior Associate Scientist (20516.2951) | $115991 - $133212 | Green Card | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| CORNING INCORPORATED | Physicist | CORNING, NY | $115900 | Green Card | 2012 |
| ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Seismic Physicist | HOUSTON, TX | $115835 | Green Card | Mar 1, 2019 |
| ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Seismic Physicist | HOUSTON, TX | $115835 | Green Card | Mar 6, 2019 |
| BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, I… | Principal Scientist, Biotherapeutics | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $115800 - $151300 | Green Card | Mar 16, 2015 |
| KLA CORPORATION | Research Scientist | Ann Arbor, MI | $115773 | Green Card | Jul 27, 2021 |
| NAUTILUS BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | Research Scientist Aptamer Dev and Selection | San Carlos, CA | $115688 - $135526 | Green Card | Oct 1, 2021 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Research Scientist I, Biology | FOSTER CITY, CA | $115642 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2017 |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | Scientist I - Chemistry Technology Development | $115500 - $140000 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| Solid Biosciences, Inc. | Principal Associate Scientist, R&D | Cambridge, MA | $115500 | Green Card | Sep 14, 2021 |
| ABBVIE STEMCENTRX LLC | Scientist I | South San Francisco, CA | $115500 | Green Card | Jan 10, 2020 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Rese… | Senior Scientist I | $115359 | Green Card | Oct 24, 2024 | |
| KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION | Physicists | Milpitas, CA | $115348 | Green Card | 2014 |
| VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC | Senior Research Associate | San Francisco, CA | $115066 | Green Card | Sep 3, 2020 |
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