Senior Chemist H-1B salaries — 261 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $100k
- Median base · FY2025
- $85k–$109k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- The Dow Chemical
- Top sponsor · 18 all-time
Senior Chemist: 261 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $100k across 11 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $85k and $109k. The biggest sponsors are The Dow Chemical, Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Akzo Nobel Coatings; most filings are in Marlborough, MA.
How much does a Senior Chemist 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. $100k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Chemist sponsorship changed?
26 certified filings in FY2016 → 21 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21 | +91% | $92k |
| FY2025 | 11 | −27% | $100k |
| FY2024 | 15 | −17% | $96k |
| FY2023 | 18 | +13% | $86k |
| FY2022 | 16 | −30% | $94k |
| FY2021 | 23 | −12% | $80k |
| FY2020 | 26 | −7% | $81k |
| FY2019 | 28 | −18% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 34 | −21% | $84k |
| FY2017 | 43 | +65% | $88k |
| FY2016 | 26 | — | $84k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Chemists?
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 | The Dow Chemical | 18 | $91k |
| 2 | Nivagen Pharmaceuticals | 10 | $85k |
| 3 | Akzo Nobel Coatings | 10 | $78k |
| 4 | Reichhold Llc 2 | 8 | $80k |
| 5 | Belcher Pharmaceuticals | 7 | $70k |
| 6 | Novel Laboratories | 7 | $84k |
| 7 | E I DU Pont de Nemours And | 7 | $111k |
| 8 | Henkel | 6 | $82k |
| 9 | Pharmaceutics International | 6 | $83k |
| 10 | Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Llc a Subsidiary of the Dow Chemic | 5 | $102k |
Where are H-1B Senior Chemist jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlborough, MA | 11 | $109k |
| 2 | Hunt Valley, MD | 11 | $83k |
| 3 | Largo, FL | 10 | $74k |
| 4 | Troy, MI | 10 | $78k |
| 5 | Midland, MI | 10 | $92k |
| 6 | Cranbury, NJ | 9 | $94k |
| 7 | Davis, CA | 7 | $80k |
| 8 | East Windsor, NJ | 7 | $102k |
| 9 | Somerset, NJ | 7 | $84k |
| 10 | Freeport, TX | 7 | $91k |
Common questions about Senior Chemist H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Chemist?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Chemist is $100k (FY2025), from 11 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $75k and $96k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Chemists?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Chemist are The Dow Chemical, Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Akzo Nobel Coatings.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Chemist jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Chemist roles are Marlborough, MA, Hunt Valley, MD, Largo, FL.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Chemist 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 →