H-1B salary guideSOC 19-2031Rank #59Updated May 2026
Chemists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Chemists (SOC 19-2031). Based on 6,015 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$82,000
P50 across filings
P25 wage
$66,576
lower quartile
P75 wage
$104,489
upper quartile
Filings
6,015
Rank #59
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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,751 | $59,771 | $63,357 | $73,000 |
| Level II | 2,123 | $75,000 | $81,000 | $94,000 |
| Level III | 1,152 | $88,039 | $100,000 | $119,103 |
| Level IV | 836 | $97,296 | $119,517 | $137,929 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.
44
RK PHARMA INC
41
SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, I…
35
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
35
Battelle Memorial Institute
33
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
28
LNK International, Inc.
25
APPCO Pharma LLC
21
NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, I…
18
NAVINTA III INC.
18
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
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