Medical Scientist H-1B salaries — 187 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $65k
- Median base · FY2025
- $65k–$75k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Top sponsor · 23 all-time
Medical Scientist: 187 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $65k across 7 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $75k. The biggest sponsors are Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Agile Scientific Group, Mms Holdings; most filings are in Cleveland, OH.
How much does a Medical Scientist make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $65k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Medical Scientist sponsorship changed?
13 certified filings in FY2016 → 12 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12 | +71% | $104k |
| FY2025 | 7 | −30% | $65k |
| FY2024 | 10 | −33% | $77k |
| FY2023 | 15 | +50% | $64k |
| FY2022 | 10 | −44% | $64k |
| FY2021 | 18 | −33% | $71k |
| FY2020 | 27 | −21% | $70k |
| FY2019 | 34 | +42% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 24 | +41% | $85k |
| FY2017 | 17 | +31% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 13 | — | $65k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Medical Scientists?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 23 | $80k |
| 2 | Agile Scientific Group | 12 | $131k |
| 3 | Mms Holdings | 9 | $100k |
| 4 | American Orthopedic Foundation | 9 | $51k |
| 5 | Education Research and Health International | 7 | $48k |
| 6 | Cleveland Clinic | 7 | $48k |
| 7 | Mayo Clinic | 6 | $234k |
| 8 | Vista Oncology Inc PS | 4 | $60k |
| 9 | Quality IT Source | 4 | $85k |
| 10 | UCSF Medical Center | 4 | $107k |
Where are H-1B Medical Scientist jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland, OH | 32 | $64k |
| 2 | Indianapolis, IN | 14 | $131k |
| 3 | Canton, MI | 8 | $97k |
| 4 | New York, NY | 7 | $85k |
| 5 | Houston, TX | 6 | $57k |
| 6 | Waltham, MA | 6 | $72k |
| 7 | Des Plaines, IL | 6 | $56k |
| 8 | Olympia, WA | 5 | $60k |
| 9 | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $107k |
| 10 | Irvine, CA | 5 | $56k |
Common questions about Medical Scientist H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Medical Scientist?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Medical Scientist is $65k (FY2025), from 7 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $57k and $115k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Medical Scientists?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Medical Scientist are Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Agile Scientific Group, Mms Holdings.
- Where are most H-1B Medical Scientist jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Medical Scientist roles are Cleveland, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Canton, MI.
- Does a certified LCA mean Medical Scientist H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →