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STAFF SCIENTIST salaries

5,996 H-1B & PERM records for "STAFF SCIENTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$84152

Average Salary

$10057

Minimum

$997740

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $160000 H-1B Jan 25, 2024
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $160000 H-1B Jan 25, 2024
Pleno, Inc. Senior Staff Scientist San Diego, CA $160000 - $170000 H-1B Mar 15, 2022
Pleno, Inc. Senior Staff Scientist San Diego, CA $160000 - $170000 H-1B Mar 24, 2022
Illumina, Inc. Staff Scientist Foster City, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Feb 16, 2022
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chemist Staff Scientist Engineer Berkeley, CA $159600 H-1B Dec 13, 2021
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY COMPUTER STAFF SCIENTIST ENGINEER Berkeley, CA $159156 H-1B Jan 29, 2019
Blue Laser Fusion, Inc. Senior Staff Scientist Goleta, CA $158600 - $180000 H-1B Nov 11, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Materials Staff Scientist Berkeley, CA $158400 H-1B Jul 20, 2021
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Staff Scientist Tarrytown, NY $158134 H-1B Feb 22, 2023
Bayer HealthCare LLC Staff Scientist, Analytical Development Morristown, NJ $158100 H-1B Mar 16, 2026
Axcelis Technologies Inc. Staff Scientist II Beverly, MA $157750 H-1B Apr 18, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $157290 H-1B Jan 11, 2024
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $157111 H-1B Aug 8, 2025
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Staff Scientist-Imaging Tarrytown, NY $157066 H-1B Apr 7, 2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Staff Scientist (Materials Engineer) Livermore, CA $156900 H-1B Dec 6, 2022
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BALTIMORE, MD $156681 H-1B Jan 21, 2011
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $156470 H-1B Apr 30, 2026
Corning Research & Development Corporat… Staff Scientist Painted Post, NY $156348 H-1B Apr 13, 2026
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $156000 H-1B Sep 11, 2023
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Staff Scientist - SR/Experimental Histopathology Seattle, WA $155993 H-1B Nov 12, 2025
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $155500 H-1B Apr 24, 2014
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $155386 H-1B Apr 13, 2026
Bayer U.S. LLC Staff Scientist, Analytical Development Morristown, NJ $155000 H-1B Sep 25, 2024
University of Rochester Staff Scientist Rochester, NY $155000 - $155001 H-1B Jan 18, 2023
Synthego Corporation Staff Scientist Redwood City, CA $155000 - $155100 H-1B Apr 4, 2022
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST Bethesda, MD $155000 H-1B Aug 19, 2019
National Institutes of Health/HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $154659 H-1B Aug 13, 2020
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $154470 H-1B Apr 8, 2010
SABIC AMERICAS INC. STAFF SCIENTIST SUGAR LAND, TX $154188 H-1B Mar 3, 2017
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Staff Scientist, Biochemistry Menlo Park, CA $154184 H-1B May 28, 2026
Becton, Dickinson and Company Staff Scientist I, Reagents and Assay Development San Diego, CA $154000 - $164000 H-1B May 13, 2024
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $154000 H-1B Nov 15, 2021
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $154000 H-1B Aug 19, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporat… Staff Scientist, Optics Painted Post, NY $153254 H-1B Apr 22, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physic… Staff Scientist - Upper Atmospheric and Ionospher… Laurel, MD $153000 H-1B Jul 10, 2023
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Staff Scientist Tarrytown, NY $152292 H-1B Mar 30, 2022
INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES Bioinformatics Staff Scientist Redwood City, CA $152238 H-1B Jul 10, 2024
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST TARRYTOWN, NY $152107 E-3 Nov 29, 2017
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY PHYSICIST STAFF SCIENTIST / ENGINEER BERKELEY, CA $152004 H-1B Jun 13, 2019
Carnegie Institution for Science Staff Scientist Pasadena, CA $152000 H-1B Aug 1, 2024
SolidEnergy Systems, LLC Staff Scientist I Woburn, MA $151674 - $165000 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Staff Scientist New York, NY $151449 H-1B Jun 1, 2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Staff Scientist (Chemical Engineer) Livermore, CA $151200 H-1B Feb 14, 2023
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Physicist Staff Scientist Berkeley, CA $151200 H-1B Oct 1, 2020
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $150801 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
SAS INSTITUTE INC. STAFF SCIENTIST SAN DIEGO, CA $150675 H-1B Oct 31, 2018
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $150337 H-1B Feb 7, 2020
Glyphic Biotechnologies, Inc. Staff Scientist, Assay Development Berkeley, CA $150000 - $180000 H-1B Mar 4, 2026
TE Connectivity Corporation Staff Scientist Fremont, CA $150000 - $170000 H-1B Apr 18, 2025
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