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101,154 H-1B & PERM records for "Chemist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$70263

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$15080

Minimum

$992400

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE … ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-NON-TENSURE CLINICAL TRACK HOUSTON, TX $200000 H-1B Feb 13, 2017
DOTERRA INTERNATIONAL, LLC CHIEF SCIENTIST PLEASANT GROVE, UT $200000 H-1B Mar 14, 2017
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST-MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL TEAM NEW YORK, NY $200000 H-1B Mar 18, 2013
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST-MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL TEAM NEW YORK, NY $200000 H-1B Mar 18, 2013
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES, I… PERFUMER NEW YORK, NY $200000 H-1B Sep 15, 2009
ELC BEAUTY LLC ASSOCIATE FELLOW, PERFUMER Blaine, MN $199800 E-3 May 24, 2019
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Associate Scientific Director Devens, MA $199623 H-1B Dec 1, 2025
ByteDance Inc. Research Scientist, Computational Chemistry New York, NY $199000 H-1B Apr 26, 2024
ByteDance Inc. Research Scientist, Computational Chemistry New York, NY $199000 H-1B Apr 18, 2024
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC Director, Regulatory Affairs Piscataway, NJ $198845 H-1B Apr 11, 2025
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER RADIATION PHYSICIST Torrance, CA $197808 H-1B May 13, 2019
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER RADIATION PHYSICIST Torrance, CA $197808 H-1B Apr 30, 2019
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. Director, Analytical Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $197646 Green Card Oct 6, 2020
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. Director Analytical Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $197646 H-1B Nov 13, 2019
HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC. DIRECTOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY South San Francisco, CA $197646 H-1B Jul 22, 2019
Children's National Medical Center Director of Clinical Chemistry and Director of Po… Washington, DC $197319 - $204225 H-1B Jun 12, 2020
Children's National Medical Center Dir. of Clinical Chemistry & Dir. of Point of Car… Washington, DC $197319 - $204225 H-1B May 15, 2020
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CO-ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHEMISTRY, DIRECTOR OF LA Washington, DC $197319 - $204225 H-1B May 6, 2019
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CO-ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHEMISTRY, DIRECTOR OF LA Washington, DC $197319 - $204225 H-1B Jun 6, 2019
California Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Geobiology and Geochemistry Pasadena, CA $197000 H-1B Jun 3, 2025
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Senior Scientist I, Process Development San Francisco, CA $196823 H-1B Oct 2, 2023
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Senior Scientist I, Process Development San Francisco, CA $196823 H-1B Oct 25, 2023
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Senior Scientist I, Process Development San Mateo, CA $196823 H-1B Sep 22, 2023
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Associate Director High Dose Therapy San Francisco, CA $196750 H-1B Mar 7, 2023
GLYCOMINE, INC Director of Research and Development, Chemistry SAN FRANCISCO, CA $196269 Green Card Jul 13, 2018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES PROFESSOR LOS ANGELES, CA $196040 H-1B Jun 29, 2011
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER/SCIENTIST, EXPERT SANTA CLARA, CA $196000 H-1B Sep 10, 2025
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Head of DICE Chemistry Product Engineering St. Louis, MO $196000 - $206000 H-1B Jul 22, 2024
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY BIOPHYSICIST UPTON, NY $196000 H-1B Aug 5, 2013
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY BIOPHYSICIST UPTON, NY $196000 H-1B Aug 5, 2013
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY BIOPHYSICIST UPTON, NY $195998 H-1B Jan 16, 2015
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Associate Director, Injectables Drug Product Deve… New Haven, CT $195700 H-1B Mar 4, 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Director, Chemistry Manufacturing Controls Boston, MA $195500 - $264500 H-1B Jun 25, 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Chemistry Manufacturing Controls Associate Direct… Boston, MA $195458 - $218671 H-1B Dec 7, 2023
Chevron Corporation Scientist (Senior Chemist) - Team Leader Richmond, CA $195200 H-1B Jun 17, 2021
Ultivue, Inc. Proteomics Subject Matter Expert Cambridge, MA $195187 H-1B Jul 10, 2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Sr. Research Scientist I, Bioanalytical Chemistry $195000 - $227040 Green Card May 29, 2025
Ropes & Gray LLP Technical Advisor II, Strategic Transactions (Lif… Boston, MA $195000 H-1B May 19, 2026
Aromatic Technologies, Inc. Perfumer Piscataway, NJ $195000 H-1B Jul 21, 2025
Janssen Research & Development, LLC Associate Director Clinical Pharmacology Spring House, PA $195000 H-1B Aug 20, 2024
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC Head of Growth Marketing & App. Development Biote… Dublin, CA $195000 H-1B Dec 13, 2023
10x Genomics, Inc. Group Product Manager, Software Pleasanton, CA $195000 - $225000 H-1B Oct 12, 2023
Genentech, Inc. Principal Scientist Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $195000 - $223800 H-1B Apr 21, 2023
10x Genomics, Inc. Group Product Manager, Software Pleasanton, CA $195000 - $225000 H-1B Aug 14, 2023
ABBVIE INC. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INNOVATION JERSEY CITY, NJ $195000 - $215000 H-1B Jan 13, 2023
ABBVIE INC. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INNOVATION SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $195000 - $215000 H-1B Jun 6, 2023
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Manager, Head of Development Bioanalytical San Francisco, CA $195000 - $205000 H-1B Jun 7, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY SAN FRANCISCO, CA $195000 H-1B Jun 17, 2019
10X GENOMICS. INC. SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CHEMISTRY PLEASANTON, CA $195000 - $215000 H-1B Jun 30, 2017
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Associate Director, Oncology Alliance Management Cambridge, MA $194996 H-1B Jan 24, 2024
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