Senior Associate Scientist H-1B salaries — 222 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 22
- Filings · FY2025
- $91k
- Median base · FY2025
- $74k–$99k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Intellia Therapeutics
- Top sponsor · 24 all-time
Senior Associate Scientist: 222 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $91k across 22 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $74k and $99k. The biggest sponsors are Intellia Therapeutics, Amgen, Pfizer; most filings are in Cambridge, MA.
How much does a Senior Associate 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. $91k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Associate Scientist sponsorship changed?
6 certified filings in FY2016 → 18 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 18 | −18% | $97k |
| FY2025 | 22 | −35% | $91k |
| FY2024 | 34 | +21% | $100k |
| FY2023 | 28 | +12% | $110k |
| FY2022 | 25 | +19% | $82k |
| FY2021 | 21 | +133% | $87k |
| FY2020 | 9 | −68% | $90k |
| FY2019 | 28 | +56% | $85k |
| FY2018 | 18 | +38% | $88k |
| FY2017 | 13 | +117% | $80k |
| FY2016 | 6 | — | $61k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Associate 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 | Intellia Therapeutics | 24 | $122k |
| 2 | Amgen | 22 | $108k |
| 3 | Pfizer | 20 | $69k |
| 4 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 13 | $101k |
| 5 | Zoetis | 12 | $71k |
| 6 | Sanofi US Services | 8 | $78k |
| 7 | Janssen Research Development | 8 | $96k |
| 8 | Amyris | 6 | $105k |
| 9 | Admera Health | 5 | $52k |
| 10 | Alnylam US | 5 | $92k |
Where are H-1B Senior Associate Scientist jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge, MA | 73 | $94k |
| 2 | South San Francisco, CA | 15 | $108k |
| 3 | Tarrytown, NY | 12 | $101k |
| 4 | South Plainfield, NJ | 10 | $52k |
| 5 | Kalamazoo, MI | 10 | $71k |
| 6 | Waltham, MA | 8 | $82k |
| 7 | Andover, MA | 6 | $63k |
| 8 | Boston, MA | 6 | $101k |
| 9 | Emeryville, CA | 6 | $105k |
| 10 | Spring House, PA | 6 | $96k |
Common questions about Senior Associate Scientist H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Associate Scientist?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Associate Scientist is $91k (FY2025), from 22 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $74k and $106k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Associate Scientists?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Associate Scientist are Intellia Therapeutics, Amgen, Pfizer.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Associate Scientist jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Associate Scientist roles are Cambridge, MA, South San Francisco, CA, Tarrytown, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Associate 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 →