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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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5996

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$84152

Average Salary

$10057

Minimum

$997740

Maximum

Active filters: Job: STAFF SCIENTIST
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Scale Biosciences, Inc. Staff Scientist San Diego, CA $150000 - $190000 H-1B Aug 26, 2024
Quantum-Si, Incorporated Staff Scientist, Biophysics Branford, CT $150000 H-1B Feb 28, 2024
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Staff Scientist, Biochemistry Menlo Park, CA $150000 H-1B Jan 27, 2023
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Senior Staff Scientist Seattle, WA $150000 H-1B Apr 9, 2023
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC Staff Scientist III NEWPORT NEWS, VA $150000 H-1B Jul 11, 2023
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $150000 H-1B Mar 22, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $150000 H-1B Mar 22, 2022
St. Jude Medical Business Services Inc. STAFF SCIENTIST, DATA SCIENCE SANTA CLARA, CA $150000 - $170000 H-1B Apr 15, 2021
Venn Biosciences Corporation Staff Scientist South San Francisco, CA $150000 H-1B May 26, 2021
SABIC AMERICAS INC. STAFF SCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $150000 H-1B Apr 23, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company Staff Scientist, Advanced Technologies San Jose, CA $150000 - $160000 H-1B Jul 21, 2021
National Institutes of Health/HHS Staff Scientist Frederick, MD $150000 H-1B Jun 29, 2020
National Institutes of Health/HHS Staff Scientist Frederick, MD $150000 H-1B Jul 17, 2020
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY PHYSICIST STAFF SCIENTIST ENGINEER BERKELEY, CA $150000 H-1B Aug 9, 2018
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INSTRUCTOR / STAFF SCIENTIST I BOSTON, MA $150000 H-1B Mar 2, 2015
HARVARD UNIVERSITY SENIOR STAFF SCIENTIST BOSTON, MA $150000 H-1B Jun 14, 2012
ALKERMES, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST WALTHAM, MA $150000 - $175000 H-1B Mar 6, 2014
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $150000 H-1B May 8, 2014
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Staff Scientist Tarrytown, NY $149770 H-1B Mar 24, 2021
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $149649 H-1B Jan 30, 2025
HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST SAN DIEGO, CA $149484 E-3 Jun 4, 2018
HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST SAN DIEGO, CA $149484 H-1B Mar 26, 2018
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Associate Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $149282 - $162129 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC SUPERVISOR AND STAFF SCIENTIST - ANALYTICAL CHEMI… IDAHO FALLS, ID $149028 H-1B Jul 8, 2024
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY MATERIALS STAFF SCIENTIST BERKELEY, CA $148886 H-1B Jan 11, 2018
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $148857 H-1B Jun 24, 2024
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $148716 H-1B Apr 10, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Materials Staff Scientist / Engineer Berkeley, CA $148668 H-1B Dec 22, 2020
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Biophysicist Staff Scientist Berkeley, CA $148212 H-1B Jul 2, 2020
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B Sep 30, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B May 1, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B Jan 30, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B Nov 8, 2024
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B Mar 14, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B Jul 15, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B May 27, 2025
Oregon Health & Science University Staff Scientist Portland, OR $147846 H-1B Jun 1, 2026
Oregon Health & Science University Staff Scientist Portland, OR $147846 H-1B Jun 1, 2026
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $147496 H-1B Apr 8, 2026
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Staff Scientist Tarrytown, NY $147221 H-1B Mar 3, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $147197 H-1B Jul 11, 2025
Dexcom, Inc. Staff Scientist San Diego, CA $146910 - $204100 H-1B Sep 6, 2023
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Senior Staff Scientist/Key Expert/Collaboration M… $146619 - $193200 Green Card Oct 30, 2023
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Baltimore, MD $146527 H-1B Jun 11, 2025
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $146441 H-1B Sep 10, 2024
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Staff Scientist Tarrytown, NY $145988 H-1B Apr 1, 2021
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY PHYSICIST STAFF SCIENTIST ENGINEER BERKELEY, CA $145752 H-1B Jan 6, 2012
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY GEOLOGICAL STAFF SCIENTIST BERKELEY, CA $145200 H-1B Dec 6, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Staff Scientist, Field Applications Durham, NC $145122 - $172910 H-1B Oct 17, 2024
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $145000 H-1B Feb 23, 2024
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