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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
PANDION THERAPEUTICS, INC. Scientist, Biotherapeutics Watertown, MA $105000 H-1B Dec 9, 2020
Rheos Medicines, Inc. Scientist Cambridge, MA $105000 Green Card Nov 19, 2019
Pharmacyclics, LLC Associate Scientist (Drug Resistance) Sunnyvale, CA $105000 - $121000 Green Card Jul 16, 2019
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Senior Scientist, Single Molecule Biophotonics MENLO PARK, CA $105000 - $123500 Green Card Nov 5, 2018
ABBVIE INC. Senior Scientist NORTH CHICAGO, IL $105000 Green Card Mar 13, 2019
AMGEN INC. Scientist - Attribute Sciences THOUSAND OAKS, CA $105000 Green Card Nov 3, 2016
STEM CENTRX, INC. Scientist (Cancer Biology) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $105000 Green Card Nov 23, 2016
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL Medical Physicist (Radiology) NEW YORK, NY $105000 Green Card Jul 20, 2016
HAMPTON CREEK Automation Engineer SAN FRANCISCO, CA $105000 Green Card Jun 27, 2017
10X Genomics, Inc. Senior Scientist Pleasanton, CA $105000 - $120000 Green Card Apr 28, 2016
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. Senior Scientist – Analytical Sciences BOTHELL, WA $105000 - $125000 Green Card Apr 1, 2016
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist TARRYTOWN, NY $105000 - $117000 Green Card Aug 10, 2015
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist TARRYTOWN, NY $105000 - $117000 Green Card May 8, 2015
Global Geophysical Services, Inc. Reservoir Geophysicist Missouri City, TX $105000 Green Card Mar 11, 2015
VCU HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY Medical Physicist RICHMOND, VA $105000 Green Card Aug 6, 2014
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists Foster City, CA $105000 Green Card 2014
AURRION, INC. Physicists Goleta, CA $105000 Green Card 2013
PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING Physicists San Jose, CA $105000 Green Card 2013
MODUMETAL, INC. Physicists SEATTLE, WA $105000 - $115000 Green Card 2012
WPAHS,INC. T/D/B/A ALLEGHENY GENERAL HO… Physicists PITTSBURGH, PA $105000 Green Card 2011
ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL Physicists SPRINGFIELD, IL $105000 Green Card 2010
BOYNTON BEACH RADIATION ONCOLOGY, LLC Physicists BOYNTON BEACH, FL $105000 Green Card 2010
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists MENLO PARK, CA $105000 - $135000 Green Card 2010
GEOKINETICS INC. Senior Research Geophysicist (Geologist) HOUSTON, TX $104915 Green Card 2012
CLEAR LABS, INC. Associate Scientist (Formerly known as Research S… San Carlos, CA $104853 Green Card Aug 23, 2022
MAZE THERAPEUTICS Senior Research Associate, Pharmacology South San Francisco, CA $104853 Green Card Jun 28, 2022
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. Lead Scientist (Global Collaboration/Innovation) Fremont, CA $104853 H-1B Jun 8, 2022
Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Research Associate, mRNA Chemical Biology Emeryville, CA $104853 - $120000 H-1B Mar 28, 2022
10X GENOMICS, INC. Scientist Pleasanton, CA $104853 - $115000 Green Card Nov 19, 2021
INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM Associate Radiologic Physicist FALLS CHURCH, VA $104790 Green Card 2011
Global Geophysical Services, Inc. Reservoir Geophysicist Missouri City, TX $104728 Green Card Feb 18, 2015
ARBOR VITA CORPORATION Product Coordinator FREMONT, CA $104624 Green Card Jun 10, 2016
WaveSense, Inc. Staff Scientist (Biochemist) Irvine, CA $104500 Green Card Dec 7, 2021
BP AMERICA INC. GEOPHYSICIST ANCHORAGE, AK $104200 H-1B Aug 28, 2012
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Senior Geophysicist IRVING, TX $104187 - $153100 Green Card 2010
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Rese… Research Scientist II $104177 Green Card Oct 20, 2023
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. Development Scientist Fremont, CA $104176 Green Card Oct 19, 2017
Generate Biomedicines, Inc. Associate Scientist $104000 Green Card Nov 17, 2023
Calico Life Sciences LLC Research Associate South San Francisco, CA $104000 Green Card Oct 14, 2021
EUCLID TECHLABS, LLC Physicist SOLON, OH $104000 Green Card May 13, 2019
PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP Patent Engineer (Condensed Matter Physics) DAVIS, CA $104000 Green Card Apr 23, 2015
COMANCHE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY Associate Radiation Physicist LAWTON, OK $104000 Green Card Jun 1, 2016
CYMER INC. Physicists SAN DIEGO, CA $104000 Green Card 2012
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE BOSTON, MA $104000 H-1B Sep 17, 2009
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE BOSTON, MA $104000 H-1B Jul 23, 2009
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS CAMBRIDGE, MA $103813 - $110000 Green Card 2008
Zymergen, Inc Genome Engineering Scientist Emeryville, CA $103792 Green Card Jan 11, 2017
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Scientist II, Biochemical Pharmacology/Ophthalmol… CAMBRIDGE, MA $103766 Green Card Sep 17, 2014
QUANTUM DESIGN, INC. Low Temperature Physicist SAN DIEGO, CA $103730 Green Card Aug 12, 2015
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Scientist, Target Discovery Cambridge, MA $103700 Green Card Aug 5, 2022
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