H-1B Salary Lookup

Research Chemist H-1B Salary by Company

21 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Research Chemist" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Chemists, Materials Scientists.

$103,210Median salary
$85,00025th percentile
$119,39375th percentile
21Filings

Top-paying companies for Research Chemist

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Kla3$120,750$117,025 – $121,770

Companies filing the most Research Chemist H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Kla3$120,750$117,025 – $121,770
Agr2$103,210$103,210 – $103,210
Charlie Engineering Tech2$110,000$105,000 – $115,000
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company2$155,945$149,208 – $162,682
Advanced Materials & Catalysts1$119,393$119,393 – $119,393
Axle Informatics1$110,156$110,156 – $110,156
Ergon1$100,000$100,000 – $100,000
Hilmar Cheese Company1$97,717$97,717 – $97,717
Lonza Tampa1$92,811$92,811 – $92,811
Nano Catalytics1$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals1$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
PPG Industries1$106,155$106,155 – $106,155
Power Environmental Energy Research Institute1$75,000$75,000 – $75,000
Progen Pharmaceutical1$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Sepax Bioscience1$75,000$75,000 – $75,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Totowa, NJ3$120,750
Houston, TX2$110,000
Baytown, TX2$155,945
Covina, CA1$75,000
Conshohocken, PA1$119,393
Hilmar, CA1$97,717
Sacramento, CA1$85,000
Tampa, FL1$92,811
Newark, DE1$75,000
Somerset, NJ1$85,000
Hattiesburg, MS1$100,000
Virginia, VA1$103,210
Mc Lean, VA1$103,210
Hampton Twp, PA1$106,155
Cincinnati, OH1$80,000

Wage levels

Level I10% · 2
Level II55% · 11
Level III5% · 1
Level IV30% · 6

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).