Staff Scientist H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 2,202 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Staff Scientist positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $85,428 (median $75,000), with reported wages ranging from $45,053 to $944,988 across 178 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Staff Scientist: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS; BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE; THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE; BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. Most filings in: MO, CA, MD.