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PHYSICAL SCIENTIST salaries

2,590 H-1B & PERM records for "PHYSICAL SCIENTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE GAINESVILLE, FL $532980 H-1B Jul 23, 2009
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW EVANSTON, IL $514416 H-1B Jul 1, 2009
Orlando Health Medical Group, Inc. Pulmonary and Critical Care Intensivist Physician Lake Mary, FL $400000 H-1B Feb 3, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE GAINESVILLE, FL $396000 H-1B Jul 16, 2009
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Research Scientist X-Ray Optics Specialist Berkeley, CA $204000 H-1B Oct 15, 2024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET … PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $202072 H-1B Apr 19, 2011
KLA Corporation Algorithm Engineer Milpitas, CA $191426 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc Sensor Research Engineer New York, NY $182000 H-1B May 7, 2026
FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE… SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST PENSACOLA, FL $179982 H-1B Nov 3, 2009
Gridware Technologies, Inc. Senior Applied Physical Scientist San Francisco, CA $175000 H-1B Jan 20, 2025
PLANET LABS INC. DIRECTOR, GUIDANCE AND CONTROL TEAM SAN FRANCISCO, CA $165000 H-1B Feb 4, 2019
PLANET LABS INC. DIRECTOR, GUIDANCE AND CONTROL TEAM SAN FRANCISCO, CA $165000 H-1B Aug 14, 2018
General Motors Staff Researcher Warren, MI $163300 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY RESEARCH TECHNICAL MANAGER MENLO PARK, CA $160000 H-1B Aug 14, 2015
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY RESEARCH TECHNICAL MANAGER MENLO PARK, CA $160000 H-1B Aug 6, 2015
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY RESEARCH TECHNICAL MANAGER MENLO PARK, CA $160000 H-1B Aug 6, 2015
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $159900 H-1B Jul 16, 2014
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $157272 H-1B Aug 28, 2013
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… R&D Staff Member, FB CVD Principal Investigator Oak Ridge, TN $156911 H-1B Oct 19, 2022
KLA CORPORATION Research Scientist Milpitas, CA $156000 H-1B Apr 20, 2023
AERIAL INTELLIGENCE, INC. LEAD REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGISTS PALO ALTO, CA $155500 H-1B Mar 8, 2016
AERIAL INTELLIGENCE, INC. LEAD REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIST PALO ALTO, CA $155500 H-1B Mar 8, 2016
AERIAL INTELLIGENCE, INC. LEAD REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIST PALO ALTO, CA $155500 H-1B Mar 17, 2016
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $155004 H-1B Dec 12, 2011
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $155004 H-1B Nov 15, 2011
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $155004 H-1B Nov 15, 2011
BLUE RIVER TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE ENGINEER SUNNYVALE, CA $155000 - $165000 H-1B Mar 16, 2018
6TH GRAIN CORPORATION LEAD GEOSPATIAL DATA SCIENTIST GREENBELT, MD $154981 H-1B Feb 21, 2017
KLA Corporation Research Scientist Rochester, NY $153727 H-1B Sep 16, 2024
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $152880 H-1B Jul 30, 2009
WEST PHYSICS CONSULTING MEDICAL PHYSICIST ATLANTA, GA $152500 H-1B Nov 19, 2020
The RAND Corporation Physical Scientist, Full Emeryville, CA $150000 H-1B Aug 19, 2024
The RAND Corporation Physical Scientist, Full Santa Monica, CA $150000 H-1B Dec 5, 2023
CATALINA BIOTECH, INC PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR San Pedro, CA $150000 - $160000 H-1B Feb 6, 2019
PLUSAI, INC. RESEARCH SCIENTIST Cupertino, CA $150000 H-1B Mar 12, 2019
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B Mar 14, 2025
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… R&D Staff Member, FB CVD Principal Investigator Oak Ridge, TN $145008 H-1B Jan 31, 2020
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… R&D Staff Member, FB CVD Principal Investigator Oak Ridge, TN $145008 H-1B Dec 11, 2019
KLA CORPORATION Research Scientist Milpitas, CA $144353 H-1B Jun 6, 2022
STANFORD UNIVERSITY/SLAC NATIONAL ACCEL… STAFF SCIENTIST MENLO PARK, CA $144000 H-1B Aug 4, 2014
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION RESEARCH SCIENTIST MILPITAS, CA $143625 H-1B Mar 9, 2017
Biosero, Inc. Principal Applications Scientist San Diego, CA $142958 - $164000 H-1B Mar 10, 2025
Biosero, Inc. Principal Applications Scientist San Diego, CA $142958 - $164000 H-1B Mar 10, 2025
KLA Corporation Research Scientist Ann Arbor, MI $142130 H-1B Feb 20, 2025
University Corporation for Atmospheric … Research Scientist Boulder, CO $142055 H-1B Oct 21, 2019
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY STAFF SCIENTIST MENLO PARK, CA $140844 H-1B Feb 21, 2012
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 3 Upton, NY $140000 H-1B Oct 16, 2024
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ENGINEERING PHYSICIST MENLO PARK, CA $140000 H-1B Oct 2, 2015
FACEBOOK, INC. RESEARCH SCIENTIST REDMOND, WA $140000 H-1B Mar 14, 2017
STANFORD UNIVERSITY PHYSICIST - ENGINEERING MENLO PARL, CA $140000 H-1B Apr 14, 2016
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