H-1B salary guideSOC 19-2031Rank #49Updated Jun 2026
Chemists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Chemists (SOC 19-2031). Based on 18,798 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$101,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$83,928
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$125,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
365
Rank #49 · FY2026
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 | 1,810 | $60,000 | $63,860 | $73,500 |
| Level II | 2,260 | $75,167 | $82,000 | $95,000 |
| Level III | 1,236 | $90,000 | $100,852 | $119,868 |
| Level IV | 915 | $100,000 | $120,000 | $140,478 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $60,000 | $63,860 | $73,500 |
| Level II | $75,167 | $82,000 | $95,000 |
| Level III | $90,000 | $100,852 | $119,868 |
| Level IV | $100,000 | $120,000 | $140,478 |
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.
SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, I…
250
INVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, I…
193
APPCO Pharma LLC
185
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
182
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
178
Novel Laboratories, Inc.
174
KVK-Tech, Inc.
157
BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
151
NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.
142
AKORN (NEW JERSEY), INC.
139
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $61k |
| FY2011 | $56k |
| FY2012 | $56k |
| FY2013 | $60k |
| FY2014 | $60k |
| FY2015 | $60k |
| FY2016 | $63k |
| FY2017 | $65k |
| FY2018 | $67k |
| FY2019 | $71k |
| FY2020 | $76k |
| FY2021 | $79k |
| FY2022 | $84k |
| FY2023 | $85k |
| FY2024 | $89k |
| FY2025 | $89k |
| FY2026 | $101k |
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