Chemist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Chemists (SOC 19-2031).
Employers filed 98 wage applications for Chemist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 58 employers. The median offered wage was $79,040, 1.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Sannova Analytical LLC filed the most (9, median $81,000).
- Filings
- 98
- Positions covered
- 127
- Employers
- 58
- Median offered
- $79,040
- Median prevailing wage
- $75,608
- Filings since FY2020
- 872
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +25%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Chemist jobs rose 25%, from $62,400 in fiscal 2020 to $78,187 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 174 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Chemist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 84 | $78,187 | +11.7% | $75,005 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 129 | $70,000 | −9.6% | $65,260 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 174 | $77,427 | +19.1% | $63,596 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 117 | $65,000 | −6.9% | $62,358 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 107 | $69,850 | −6.9% | $61,818 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 123 | $75,000 | +20.2% | $63,981 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 138 | $62,400 | n/a | $61,048 | +0.8% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sannova Analytical LLC | 9 | $81,000 | +2.3% | |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 7 | $100,526 | at the minimum | |
| Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC | 5 | $57,054 | at the minimum | |
| FerroByte, Inc. | 3 | $101,920 | +11.1% | |
| RK Pharma Inc | 3 | $80,974 | at the minimum | |
| Guardian Drug Company, Inc. | 3 | $94,000 | +5.9% | |
| Everest Life Sciences LLC | 3 | $68,141 | at the minimum | |
| Stira Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $87,500 | +8.3% | |
| Bostik, Inc. | 2 | $57,221 | at the minimum | |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 2 | $152,448 | +91.8% | |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 2 | $166,938 | +33.2% | |
| Samjan Group Inc | 2 | $72,602 | at the minimum | |
| Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $91,500 | +10.2% | |
| WES Pharma Inc. | 2 | $55,000 | +13.1% | |
| Cosmax USA Corporation | 2 | $73,891 | +15.0% | |
| Allexcel Inc | 2 | $132,700 | +69.9% | |
| Industrial Metal Plating, Inc. | 1 | $87,000 | +8.2% | |
| Shree Meldi Krupa LLC | 1 | $65,000 | +1.2% | |
| Apicore LLC | 1 | $99,528 | at the minimum | |
| Esjay Pharma LLC | 1 | $60,715 | at the minimum | |
| Gotion, Inc. | 1 | $70,000 | +11.3% | |
| EBIN New York, Inc. | 1 | $64,480 | +0.4% | |
| MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $64,230 | at the minimum | |
| Missouri Cobalt, LLC | 1 | $68,959 | +22.2% | |
| AGT Labs Inc. | 1 | $74,672 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 58. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Chemist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset, NJ | 9 | $81,000 | +2.3% | |
| Delran, NJ | 5 | $57,054 | at the minimum | |
| East Brunswick, NJ | 4 | $65,000 | +0.6% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $100,526 | at the minimum | |
| Castle Hayne, NC | 3 | $78,187 | at the minimum | |
| Dayton, NJ | 3 | $94,000 | +5.9% | |
| Fairfield, NJ | 3 | $85,000 | +5.5% | |
| Pearl River, NY | 3 | $80,974 | at the minimum | |
| Plainsboro, NJ | 3 | $68,141 | at the minimum | |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $133,358 | +3.4% | |
| Bristol, RI | 2 | $106,113 | +7.3% | |
| East Windsor, NJ | 2 | $80,122 | at the minimum | |
| North Brunswick, NJ | 2 | $64,230 | at the minimum | |
| Richland, WA | 2 | $152,448 | +91.8% | |
| Ridgefield Park, NJ | 2 | $73,891 | +15.0% | |
| Shelton, CT | 2 | $132,700 | +69.9% | |
| State College, PA | 2 | $95,680 | +20.0% | |
| Wauwatosa, WI | 2 | $57,221 | at the minimum | |
| Westminster, MD | 2 | $55,000 | +13.1% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $65,000 | +1.2% | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $65,000 | +1.6% | |
| Carrollton, TX | 1 | $77,043 | at the minimum | |
| College Station, TX | 1 | $58,000 | +20.8% | |
| Davis, CA | 1 | $83,000 | +10.9% | |
| Devens, MA | 1 | $66,587 | +23.5% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 8 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.