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physicist salaries

3,767 H-1B & PERM records for "physicist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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3767

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$88705

Average Salary

$10057

Minimum

$378560

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STA… SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA $110000 H-1B Jul 6, 2011
SOUTH FLORIDA RADIATION ONCOLOGY Medical Physicist WELLINGTON, FL $110000 Green Card 2011
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $110000 Green Card 2011
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Biochemists and Biophysicists COMMACK, NY $110000 Green Card 2010
EMD CHEMICALS INC. Biochemists GIBBSTOWN, NJ $110000 Green Card 2010
RAYDIANCE, INC. PHYSICISTS ORLANDO, FL $110000 Green Card 2008
ALPENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Clinical Physicist ALPENA, MI $109990 Green Card 2010
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Sr. Research Associate I $109900 - $140400 Green Card Sep 19, 2023
AMGEN INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists THOUSAND OAKS, CA $109826 Green Card 2010
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Senior Research Associate $109800 - $148200 Green Card Aug 4, 2023
ALLERGAN SALES, LLC SUBSIDIARY OF ALLE… Scientist, Biologics Development Irvine, CA $109782 Green Card Dec 2, 2020
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… GEOPHYSICIST LIVERMORE, CA $109620 H-1B Aug 18, 2011
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… GEOPHYSICIST LIVERMORE, CA $109620 H-1B Jul 15, 2011
SCHRODINGER Senior Scientist New York, NY $109500 Green Card Jan 17, 2020
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Investigator I CAMBRIDGE, MA $109456 Green Card Jun 13, 2019
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. Senior Scientist $109300 - $218500 Green Card May 31, 2024
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER Junior Medical Physicist TYLER, TX $109283 Green Card 2011
COHERENT, INC Physicists SANTA CLARA, CA $109262 Green Card 2012
ROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC. Principal Scientist I PLEASANTON, CA $109242 Green Card Sep 7, 2017
Elanco Animal Health Inc. Consultant Scientist – R&D Support $109200 Green Card Aug 27, 2024
ASML US,INC Optical Engineer/Physicist CHANDLER, AZ $109200 Green Card Apr 19, 2017
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Senior Petrophysicist HOUSTON, TX $109200 Green Card Aug 19, 2014
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Investigator II, Pharmacology CAMBRIDGE, MA $109032 Green Card Sep 23, 2014
ABBVIE INC. Senior Scientist I, Immuno-Oncology-Myeloid Biolo… NORTH CHICAGO, IL $109000 Green Card Jan 21, 2019
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Sr. Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $109000 Green Card Sep 2, 2014
Bayer Research and Development Services… Protein Scientist II $108938 - $148389 Green Card Oct 12, 2023
MX IMAGING INC. PHYSICIST TORRANCE, CA $108846 Green Card Feb 6, 2015
COHERENT, INC Development Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $108763 Green Card Aug 19, 2014
COHERENT, INC Development Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $108763 Green Card Aug 19, 2014
TRI ALPHA ENERGY INC. PHYSICIST FOOTHILL RANCH, CA $108722 Green Card 2008
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Scientist Pleasanton, CA $108696 Green Card Aug 16, 2019
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Research Investigator $108500 - $186000 Green Card Sep 10, 2025
Intelligent Bio-Systems, Inc. Principal Scientist, Sequencing, NGS (Next Genera… Waltham, MA $108500 - $120000 Green Card Apr 19, 2016
Accent Therapeutics Scientist, Lead Discovery Lexington, MA $108415 - $120000 Green Card Mar 7, 2023
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. Scientist – Biologics CMC, Drug Product Developme… NORTH WALES, PA $108413 Green Card Aug 21, 2017
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Research Associate $108410 Green Card Sep 28, 2023
ELEKTROFI, INC. Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development Boston, MA $108410 Green Card Apr 28, 2023
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Associate Scientist, Biology/Immuno Oncolo… Cambridge, MA $108410 Green Card Dec 30, 2022
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $108400 Green Card 2010
PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC Scientist II, CMC-Analytical Development Durham, NC $108227 Green Card Dec 22, 2021
COHERENT, INC Senior Development Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $108180 Green Card Aug 12, 2016
CYMER LLC Sr. Optical Scientist SAN DIEGO, CA $108150 - $128150 Green Card Apr 25, 2016
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Rese… Research Scientist, Biological Chemistry, Oncology $108150 Green Card Sep 29, 2023
ACCSYS TECHNOLOGY, INC. High Power CW Accelerator Engineer/QA Engineer PLEASANTON, CA $108150 - $113150 Green Card Jun 4, 2015
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists South San Francisco, CA $108120 Green Card 2013
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists MEMPHIS, TN $108001 Green Card 2012
NOBLE ENERGY INC. Development Geophysicist (Gulf of Mexico) HOUSTON, TX $108000 Green Card Nov 25, 2014
NANOSOLAR, INC. Physicist SAN JOSE, CA $108000 Green Card 2011
TAE Technologies, Inc. Fast Ion Physicist $107900 Green Card Aug 18, 2023
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Research Scientist Cambridge, MA $107730 Green Card Jan 11, 2022
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