H-1B salary guideSOC 19-1042Rank #15Updated Jun 2026

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1042). Based on 100,500 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$73,975

P50 · FY2026

P25 wage

$65,000

lower quartile · FY2026

P75 wage

$90,000

upper quartile · FY2026

Filings

2,630

Rank #15 · FY2026

Summary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1042) is a common H-1B occupation with 100,500 total filings. In FY2026, the field saw 2,630 new filings with a median prevailing wage of $73,975 and an interquartile range of $65,000–$90,000.

Across all years and wage levels, the overall salary distribution spans $48,216 (P25) to $77,800 (P75), with a median of $59,592. Wage progression climbs sharply with DOL skill level: Level I roles average $61,000 (P50), Level II reaches $82,879, Level III jumps to $105,069, and Level IV tops out near $125,000 median with a P75 of $160,000.

California leads in H-1B sponsorships (12,074 filings) at a median wage of $77,569, followed by Massachusetts (11,260 filings, $65,060) and New York (8,863 filings, $60,965). Top employers are research universities: Washington University (1,889 filings), MIT (1,629), Yale (1,560), Baylor College of Medicine (1,345), and University of Pittsburgh (1,237).

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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	22,165	$54,413	$61,000	$70,000
Level II	10,266	$65,975	$82,879	$106,080
Level III	3,730	$80,000	$105,069	$128,000
Level IV	1,768	$97,188	$125,000	$160,000

Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
Level	P25	Median	P75
Level I	$54,413	$61,000	$70,000
Level II	$65,975	$82,879	$106,080
Level III	$80,000	$105,069	$128,000
Level IV	$97,188	$125,000	$160,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	12,074	$77,569
2	MA	11,260	$65,060
3	NY	8,863	$60,965
4	TX	7,222	$50,000
5	PA	4,613	$56,004
6	MD	3,964	$81,000
7	NJ	3,704	$62,078
8	IL	3,665	$58,000
9	TN	3,425	$55,339
10	NC	3,113	$52,704

12,074

11,260

8,863

7,222

4,613

3,964

3,704

3,665

3,425

3,113

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Washington University	1,889
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1,629
3	Yale University	1,560
4	Baylor College of Medicine	1,345
5	University of Pittsburgh	1,237
6	National Institutes of Health, HHS	994
7	Emory University	844
8	Weill Cornell Medical College	825
9	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	814
10	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	790

Washington University

1,889

Massachusetts Institute of…

1,629

Yale University

1,560

Baylor College of Medicine

1,345

University of Pittsburgh

1,237

National Institutes of Hea…

994

Emory University

844

Weill Cornell Medical Coll…

825

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLI…

814

Iowa State University of S…

790

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	$45k
FY2011	$47k
FY2012	$47k
FY2013	$48k
FY2014	$49k
FY2015	$51k
FY2016	$52k
FY2017	$53k
FY2018	$56k
FY2019	$58k
FY2020	$62k
FY2021	$63k
FY2022	$66k
FY2023	$68k
FY2024	$71k
FY2025	$74k
FY2026	$74k

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