Senior Scientist salaries
714 H-1B & PERM records for "Senior Scientist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$107767
Average Salary
$42000
Minimum
$253531
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum-Si, Inc. | Senior Scientist, Biochemistry | San Diego, CA | $135000 | H-1B | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Insitro, Inc. | Senior Scientist, Cell Line Engineering | South San Francisco, CA | $135000 | H-1B | Dec 15, 2020 |
| MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Senior Scientist Quantitative Translational Scien… | Cambridge, MA | $135000 - $175000 | Green Card | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Insitro, Inc. | Senior Scientist, Cell Line Engineering | South San Francisco, CA | $135000 | H-1B | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Insitro, Inc. | Senior Scientist, Cell Line Engineering | South San Francisco, CA | $135000 | H-1B | Jul 21, 2020 |
| EMD SERONO, INC. | Senior Scientist Research Informatics | BILLERICA, MA | $135000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Accent Therapeutics | Senior Scientist, Lead Discovery | Lexington, MA | $134830 - $145000 | Green Card | Mar 20, 2023 |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS | Senior Scientist, Quality Control | Cambridge, MA | $134430 | Green Card | Mar 17, 2021 |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS | Senior Scientist, Quality Control | Cambridge, MA | $134430 | Green Card | Mar 17, 2021 |
| AbbVie Bioresearch Center | Senior Scientist I | $134192 - $157500 | Green Card | Oct 3, 2024 | |
| ABBVIE INC. | Senior Scientist II Informatics | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $134000 | Green Card | Dec 22, 2015 |
| CLOROX SERVICES COMPANY | Senior Scientist | Pleasanton, CA | $133670 | Green Card | Sep 26, 2022 |
| MODERNA, INC. | Senior Scientist, Delivery Sciences | Cambridge, MA | $133028 | Green Card | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | Senior Scientist (see F.a.2.) | $133000 - $162000 | Green Card | Aug 19, 2024 | |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE | Senior Scientist | Palo Alto, CA | $132985 | Green Card | Nov 18, 2020 |
| Janssen Research Development, LLC | Senior Scientist | Spring House, PA | $132700 - $142700 | Green Card | Mar 11, 2021 |
| FINISAR CORPORATION | Senior Scientist | SUNNYVALE, CA | $131955 | Green Card | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | Senior Scientist | Cambridge, MA | $131000 | Green Card | May 25, 2022 |
| AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc. | Senior Scientist II, In Vivo Imaging | South San Francisco, CA | $131000 - $161000 | H-1B | Nov 19, 2021 |
| CEPHEID | Senior Scientist | $130797 | Green Card | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| Schrodinger, Inc. | Senior Scientist I | New York, NY | $130600 | H-1B | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Schrodinger, Inc. | Senior Scientist I | New York, NY | $130600 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2023 |
| GigaMune, Inc | Senior Scientist I | San Francisco, CA | $130500 - $145000 | H-1B | Jul 31, 2023 |
| GigaMune, Inc | Senior Scientist I | San Francisco, CA | $130500 - $145000 | H-1B | Aug 3, 2023 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | Senior Scientist | $130200 - $223200 | Green Card | May 22, 2024 | |
| Deciphera Pharamceuticals, LLC | Senior Scientist, Translational Medicine | $130000 - $140000 | Green Card | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| Abzena (Bristol) LLC | Senior Scientist | $130000 | Green Card | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Senior Scientist, In Vivo Biology | Cambridge, MA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | May 17, 2023 |
| Codexis | Senior Scientist, Bioprocessing | Redwood City, CA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Apr 25, 2022 |
| ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC. | Senior Scientist I | South San Francisco, CA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Aug 15, 2022 |
| PHARMACYCLICS | Senior Scientist I, Medicinal Chemistry | Sunnyvale, CA | $130000 - $140000 | Green Card | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Aptar | Senior Scientist | Lincolnton, NC | $130000 | Green Card | Apr 9, 2019 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Senior Scientist II | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $130000 - $138000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2017 |
| THERANOS, INC. | Senior Scientist, Computational Biology | PALO ALTO, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Jul 16, 2014 |
| FORMA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | SENIOR SCIENTIST | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $130000 | H-1B | May 24, 2011 |
| BOSTON ANALYTICAL INC | Senior Scientist, Analytical Development and Vali… | Salem, NH | $129584 | Green Card | Feb 2, 2023 |
| MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP | Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming | KENILWORTH, NJ | $128981 | Green Card | Dec 20, 2017 |
| HONGENE BIOTECH CORPORATION | Senior Scientist | $128939 | Green Card | Apr 4, 2025 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming | $128773 | Green Card | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| Arbutus BioPharma Inc. | Senior Scientist, Immunology | $128400 | Green Card | Jun 13, 2024 | |
| Insmed, Inc. | Senior Scientist, Analytical Development | $128000 | Green Card | Aug 22, 2024 | |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | Senior Scientist | $128000 - $170000 | Green Card | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY | Senior Scientist, Nutrition R&D | $127919 | Green Card | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| Lonza Biologics, Inc. | MSAT Senior Scientist | $127750 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2024 | |
| NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… | Senior Scientist II | Cambridge, MA | $127500 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2022 |
| ETHICON, INC. | Senior Scientist – Manager Data Science | Somerville, NJ | $127100 - $137100 | Green Card | Jan 21, 2022 |
| NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Senior Scientist, Chemical Development | San Diego, CA | $127000 - $158800 | Green Card | Apr 14, 2023 |
| SABIC AMERICAS, INC. | Senior Scientist | HOUSTON, TX | $127000 | Green Card | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Animate Biosciences, Inc. | Senior Scientist, Research | Alameda, CA | $126942 - $140000 | H-1B | Feb 16, 2026 |
| SABIC AMERICAS, INC. | Senior Scientist, Process Technology | HOUSTON, TX | $126400 | Green Card | Apr 13, 2017 |
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