H-1B salary guideSOC 19-1042Rank #15Updated Sep 2026
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1042). Based on 102,826 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$75,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$65,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$95,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
4,582
Rank #15 · 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 | 23,000 | $54,621 | $61,322 | $70,000 |
| Level II | 10,746 | $66,144 | $83,000 | $106,318 |
| Level III | 3,971 | $80,000 | $105,726 | $128,939 |
| Level IV | 1,916 | $97,992 | $126,166 | $160,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $54,621 | $61,322 | $70,000 |
| Level II | $66,144 | $83,000 | $106,318 |
| Level III | $80,000 | $105,726 | $128,939 |
| Level IV | $97,992 | $126,166 | $160,000 |
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.
Washington University
1,970
Massachusetts Institute of…
1,662
Yale University
1,583
Baylor College of Medicine
1,376
University of Pittsburgh
1,270
National Institutes of Hea…
1,026
Weill Cornell Medical Coll…
847
Emory University
846
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLI…
823
Iowa State University of S…
803
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $45k |
| FY2011 | $47k |
| FY2012 | $47k |
| FY2013 | $48k |
| FY2014 | $49k |
| FY2015 | $51k |
| FY2016 | $52k |
| FY2017 | $54k |
| FY2018 | $56k |
| FY2019 | $58k |
| FY2020 | $62k |
| FY2021 | $63k |
| FY2022 | $66k |
| FY2023 | $68k |
| FY2024 | $71k |
| FY2025 | $74k |
| FY2026 | $75k |
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Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
50 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Medical Scientists — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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