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8,406 H-1B & PERM records for "Chemist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$78806

Average Salary

$29390

Minimum

$300000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Director Indianapolis, IN $155000 H-1B Sep 15, 2022
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM Section Head – Clinical Chemistry Cleveland, OH $155000 Green Card Sep 7, 2020
AVEDA CORPORATION PERFUME DEVELOPER BLAINE, MN $154550 H-1B Jul 21, 2011
Granules Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Group Leader-AR&D $154211 Green Card Nov 27, 2023
Blueprint Medicines Corporation Scientist II, Analytical Development $153679 Green Card Apr 25, 2025
SIKA CORPORATION Senior Chemist Milpitas, CA $153213 Green Card Apr 12, 2022
Allure Labs, LLC Production Chemist $152984 Green Card Jun 5, 2025
Allure Labs, LLC R&D Chemist $152984 Green Card Jun 4, 2025
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. Principal Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $152984 - $190550 H-1B Jun 3, 2025
Blueprint Medicines Corporation Scientist II, Analytical Development $152799 Green Card Nov 7, 2024
Vaxcyte, Inc. Senior Scientist, Analytical Development $152716 - $158000 Green Card Mar 31, 2024
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Principal Scientist $152208 - $175968 Green Card Jul 24, 2024
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Associate Director, Quality Control $151200 Green Card Apr 4, 2024
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist I Analytical Ops Foster City, CA $150867 - $195600 Green Card Jun 24, 2020
Seismic Therapeutic Inc Senior Scientist I Watertown, MA $150043 H-1B Jun 17, 2025
TAE Life Sciences US, LLC Senior Scientist – Chemistry $150000 Green Card Feb 3, 2025
Cambrex Charles City Sr. Scientist II, Analytical Development Charles City, IA $150000 Green Card Feb 1, 2023
Sana Biotechnology Scientist, Drug Product Development South San Francisco, CA $150000 - $190000 Green Card May 12, 2023
GIVAUDAN FRAGRANCES CORPORATION Technical Perfumer East Hanover, NJ $150000 Green Card Aug 26, 2022
PureTech Management, Inc. Principal Scientist [00044109] Boston, MA $150000 - $225000 H-1B Oct 24, 2022
HH Research Inc. Research Associated - Biotech/Pharmaceutical New York, NY $150000 Green Card Feb 5, 2022
TerraAce Intermediate Holdings, LLC Chemist Odessa, TX $150000 Green Card Aug 31, 2021
Accu Reference Medical Lab Toxicologist (Lab Supervisor) Linden, NJ $150000 Green Card Jun 29, 2021
PACT Pharma Senior Scientist South San Francisco, CA $150000 Green Card Mar 14, 2022
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY Analytical Team Lead Devens, MA $150000 Green Card Jul 29, 2021
INCYTE CORPORATION Principal Investigator, Analytical Development Wilmington, DE $150000 - $160000 Green Card Oct 7, 2021
BENEFIT COSMETICS LLC Vice President, Research & Development San Francisco, CA $150000 - $220000 Green Card Apr 14, 2020
The Nature's Bounty Co. Director, Technical Services Ronkonkoma, NY $150000 - $170000 Green Card Dec 26, 2017
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Scientific Fellow II, Drug Substance Continuous M… BOSTON, MA $150000 - $190000 Green Card Aug 15, 2016
polygen pharmaceuticals Inc Senior Formulation Chemist edgewood, NY $150000 Green Card Nov 30, 2016
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAM… PROFESSOR BINGHAMTON, NY $150000 Green Card Jul 27, 2015
ETHOS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LLC CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER FAIRFIELD, OH $150000 H-1B Mar 28, 2013
FORMA THERAPEUTICS, INC. DIRECTOR OF CHEMISTRY WATERTOWN, MA $150000 H-1B Nov 1, 2012
ETHOS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LLC CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER FAIRFIELD, OH $150000 H-1B Apr 8, 2013
NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists CAMBRIDGE, MA $150000 Green Card 2012
Bayer U.S. LLC Principal Scientist, Product Development Analytic… Pittsburgh, PA $149640 Green Card May 25, 2018
10x Genomics, Inc. Scientist II $149000 - $165000 Green Card Nov 7, 2023
VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC Research Scientist South San Francisco, CA $149000 - $189000 Green Card Sep 25, 2020
STA Pharmaceuticals US LLC, a WuXi Appt… Lab Director, Analytical Chemistry $148835 - $155000 Green Card Sep 19, 2023
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist, Analytical OPS Foster City, CA $148750 - $197640 Green Card Nov 12, 2021
Archer Daniels Midland Company Technical Manager $148704 - $158704 Green Card Jul 11, 2024
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc Principal Scientist, Analytical CMC Watertown, MA $148000 Green Card May 8, 2023
NGM BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Manager, Formulation & Drug Product South San Francisco, CA $147659 - $220200 Green Card Mar 13, 2023
Weill Cornell Medical College Associate Professor of Biochemistry in Medicine New York, NY $147084 H-1B Oct 7, 2020
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Sr. Associate Scientist, Biology $147000 - $177360 Green Card Nov 18, 2024
Applied Materials, Inc Process Engineer Santa Clara, CA $147000 - $167000 H-1B Feb 22, 2024
Veranova, L.P. Principal Analytical Scientist $146994 Green Card Dec 7, 2023
Battelle Memorial Institute NanoSIMS Scientist (Chemist) Richland, WA $146948 H-1B Mar 23, 2026
Battelle Memorial Institute Chemist Richland, WA $146948 H-1B Mar 13, 2026
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist, Formulation Process Developme… Foster City, CA $146328 - $197640 Green Card Dec 3, 2021
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