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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
University of California, San Francisco ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $103700 H-1B Jul 25, 2022
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Scientist Cambridge, MA $103600 Green Card Sep 30, 2022
Radiological Science Inc Medical Physicist Certified Front Royal, VA $103584 Green Card Apr 15, 2016
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION Physicists Milpitas, CA $103525 Green Card 2014
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist TARRYTOWN, NY $103522 - $161400 Green Card Feb 15, 2019
MEDIMMUNE, LLC Biochemists and Biophysicists Gaithersburg, MD $103500 Green Card 2014
ENVIVO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists Watertown, MA $103230 Green Card 2014
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Senior Scientist, Product Development - Late Stage $103200 - $165200 Green Card Sep 22, 2023
Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. Chief Research Scientist - Physics/Optics $103043 - $150000 Green Card Sep 28, 2023
EXA CORPORATION Principal Physicist BURLINGTON, MA $103020 Green Card Sep 25, 2018
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $103000 Green Card 2011
NOTABLE LABS, INC. Scientist Foster City, CA $103000 Green Card Jul 29, 2020
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Research Scientist Washington, DC $103000 Green Card Mar 26, 2021
PFIZER INC Biochemists and Biophysicists Cambridge, MA $103000 Green Card 2014
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist Tarrytown, NY $102900 - $164300 Green Card Sep 13, 2020
AMGEN INC. Scientist THOUSAND OAKS, CA $102842 Green Card May 25, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Research Associate Professor Salt Lake City, UT $102816 Green Card Jan 23, 2023
University of California, San Francisco Associate Adjunct Professor San Francisco, CA $102700 H-1B Sep 30, 2022
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists Santa Clara, CA $102656 Green Card 2014
AMGEN INC. Associate Scientist South San Francisco, CA $102357 Green Card Oct 19, 2020
TAKEDA DEVELOPMENT CENTER AMERICAS, INC. Scientist I Cambridge, MA $102200 - $197100 Green Card Feb 20, 2023
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist Tarrytown, NY $102200 - $132700 Green Card Dec 16, 2021
DASSAULT SYSTEMES SIMULIA Physics Developer Manager Waltham, MA $102150 - $105000 Green Card Mar 30, 2021
DASSAULT SYSTEMES SIMULIA Physics R&D Development Manager, Physics Theory &… Waltham, MA $102050 - $105000 Green Card May 4, 2020
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Research Associate $102000 Green Card Nov 13, 2023
Crafton Biotech USC Inc. Chief Technology Officer San Diego, CA $102000 H-1B Apr 21, 2025
Crafton Biotech USA Inc. Chief Technology Officer San Diego, CA $102000 H-1B Apr 28, 2025
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Research Associate $102000 Green Card Nov 16, 2023
UPSIDE Foods, Inc. Scientist, Tissue Development Berkeley, CA $102000 Green Card Nov 8, 2022
CGG SERVICES U.S. INC. Geophysicist Houston, TX $102000 Green Card Aug 6, 2019
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Senior Process Scientist ABBOTT PARK, IL $102000 - $107000 Green Card Jul 18, 2017
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Research Scientist - Early Discovery - ADME Proje… INDIANAPOLIS, IN $102000 Green Card Sep 28, 2016
CORNING RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATI… Sr. Industrial Physicist Erwin, NY $101920 - $123740 Green Card Jan 19, 2021
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM Medical Physicist I EVANSTON, IL $101900 - $125000 Green Card Jul 29, 2013
CALMAR OPTCOM, INC. Physicists SUNNYVALE, CA $101878 Green Card 2010
Allogene Therapeutics Scientist South San Francisco, CA $101871 Green Card Jan 6, 2020
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Physicists San Jose, CA $101858 Green Card 2014
COHERENT, INC Physicists Santa Clara, CA $101858 Green Card 2014
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY Research Scientist II Princeton, NJ $101855 Green Card Jul 26, 2019
Jounce Therapeutics Associate Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology Cambridge, MA $101700 Green Card Oct 22, 2020
GENPHARM INTERNATIONAL, LLC Senior Research Scientist Redwood City, CA $101500 Green Card Sep 10, 2019
INTERNATIONAL COPPER ASSOCIATION Biochemists/Biophysicists NEW YORK, NY $101483 Green Card 2010
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate $101387 Green Card Oct 9, 2024
AURA BIOSCIENCES Analytical Scientist Cambridge, MA $101379 Green Card Mar 18, 2021
PHARMAVITE LLC Scientist, R&D $101338 - $167000 Green Card May 16, 2025
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Biochemists and Biophysicists Cambridge, MA $101100 Green Card 2014
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate $101000 Green Card Apr 18, 2024
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Research Associate South San Francisco, CA $101000 Green Card Mar 2, 2020
JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC Senior Scientist RARITAN, NJ $101000 - $132000 Green Card Dec 9, 2014
Genomatica, Inc. Biochemist, Experimental Systems $100859 - $111194 Green Card Sep 4, 2024
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