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Chemist salaries

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

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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.

8406

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$78806

Average Salary

$29390

Minimum

$300000

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Senior Manager, Bioanalytical Sciences (Chemistry) Marlborough, MA $145600 Green Card Oct 28, 2020
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY Manager QC Chemistry NEW YORK, NY $145517 Green Card Nov 3, 2015
ALNYLAM US INC Senior Scientist, Neuroscience Cambridge, MA $145285 Green Card Apr 13, 2022
ALCAMI CAROLINA CORPORATION Chemist - Project Manager Durham, NC $145163 Green Card Jul 17, 2022
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Scientist, Analytical Sciences, CMC $145059 Green Card Oct 26, 2023
n-Lorem Foundation Associate Diretor, ASO Discovery Carlsbad, CA $145000 - $180000 H-1B Nov 11, 2025
n-Lorem Foundation Associate Director, ASO Discovery San Diego, CA $145000 - $180000 H-1B Dec 5, 2025
Guardant Health, Inc. Scientist $145000 Green Card Feb 21, 2025
MeliBio, Inc. Senior Scientist Oakland, CA $145000 H-1B 2025
Capsida Biotherapeutics Inc. Senior Scientist(s) Thousand Oaks, CA $145000 Green Card Feb 18, 2023
SHIONOGI INC. Manager, Pharmaceutical Sciences Florham Park, NJ $145000 Green Card Sep 6, 2022
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Scientist II, Toxicology Cambridge, MA $145000 H-1B Oct 27, 2022
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Principal Scientist Redwood City, CA $145000 - $175000 H-1B Sep 29, 2022
MeliBio, Inc. Senior Scientist Oakland, CA $145000 H-1B Aug 17, 2023
Arana Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Scientist Redwood City, CA $145000 - $175000 H-1B Aug 29, 2022
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Scientist II CAMBRIDGE, MA $145000 H-1B Mar 15, 2022
Inhibrx Inc. Senior Scientist - Protein Characterization La Jolla, CA $145000 Green Card Dec 23, 2020
EUROFINS MEDINET, INC Chief Technology Officer CHANTILLY, VA $145000 Green Card 2010
Tobacco Technology, Inc. Flavorist Eldersburg, MD $144664 H-1B Feb 9, 2026
General Motors Company Staff Researcher $144200 Green Card Aug 25, 2023
Schrodinger, Inc. Principal Scientist I Nw York, NY $143700 H-1B 2025
DEXCOM, INC. Staff Scientist San Diego, CA $143500 Green Card Jan 12, 2023
TAKEDA DEVELOPMENT CENTER AMERICAS, INC. GMA KOL Engagement Solutions Lead Cambridge, MA $143500 - $287000 Green Card Feb 20, 2023
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. Senior Patent Agent II Cambridge, MA $143500 - $287000 Green Card Sep 1, 2022
Eli Lilly and Company Advisor - Medicinal Chemistry Indianapolis, IN $143451 H-1B 2025
Genomatica, Inc. Biochemists, Strain Development $143220 - $145997 Green Card Aug 7, 2024
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. Senior Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $143136 - $190550 H-1B Jul 11, 2023
ENTEGRIS INC. Senior Scientist (Chemistry) $142830 Green Card May 6, 2026
Corvus Pharmaceuticals Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry Burlingame, CA $142792 Green Card Jan 28, 2019
Rentschler Biopharma, Inc. Principal Scientist, Analytical Development $142500 Green Card Jun 10, 2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Associate Scientist, Biology $142000 - $175080 Green Card Mar 4, 2025
Rani Therapeutics, LLC Scientist $142000 - $172000 Green Card Sep 7, 2023
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Senior Scientist Summit, NJ $141534 H-1B Apr 1, 2025
Sanofi US Services Inc. Senior Scientist $141413 - $193594 Green Card May 7, 2024
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Investigator III, Global Discovery Chemistry CAMBRIDGE, MA $141188 Green Card Aug 30, 2016
Bruker, Scientific LLC Lab Manager San Jose, CA $141170 Green Card Jul 12, 2021
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist, Biology Foster City, CA $141148 - $187300 Green Card Mar 18, 2021
Boston Analytical, Inc. Senior Scientist, Extractables & Leachables $141086 Green Card Oct 15, 2024
Calico Life Sciences LLC Research Associate (11894.35.) $141000 - $155000 Green Card Jul 14, 2023
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist, Drug Metabolism Foster City, CA $140849 - $183840 Green Card May 5, 2022
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Assistant Professor Seattle, WA $140772 H-1B Mar 9, 2022
EMINENT SERVICES CORPORATION Manager, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory FREDERICK, MD $140566 Green Card Jun 10, 2014
AbbVie Inc. Senior Clinical Pharmacologist $140319 - $181500 Green Card Jun 14, 2024
Corden Pharma Colorado, Inc. Process Project Lead $140171 - $166366 Green Card Jan 27, 2026
Manas AI, Inc. AI Medicinal Chemist New York, NY $140000 H-1B 2025
ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. Senior Manager, Technical Devlopment South San Francisco, CA $140000 Green Card Jan 16, 2023
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Manager, Technical Support Immunoassay & Clinical… Irving, TX $140000 - $160000 Green Card Sep 27, 2022
Seismic Therapeutic Inc Senior Scientist I Cambridge, MA $140000 H-1B Mar 8, 2023
ABBVIE BIORESEARCH CENTER Senior Scientist II Worcester, MA $140000 - $160000 Green Card Sep 13, 2022
Nurix Therapeutics Scientist I, Medicinal Chemistry San Francisco, CA $140000 - $150000 H-1B Feb 10, 2022
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