Senior Chemist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Chemists (SOC 19-2031).
Employers filed 32 wage applications for Senior Chemist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 25 employers. The median offered wage was $92,000, 1.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc filed the most (3, median $115,391).
- Filings
- 32
- Positions covered
- 30
- Employers
- 25
- Median offered
- $92,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $84,386
- Filings since FY2020
- 187
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +13%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Chemist jobs rose 13%, from $81,200 in fiscal 2020 to $91,864 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 37 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.
Senior Chemist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 28 | $91,864 | −10.7% | $83,574 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 19 | $102,849 | +6.5% | $92,373 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 24 | $96,531 | +7.5% | $81,203 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 24 | $89,784 | +2.0% | $80,184 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 21 | $88,000 | +10.0% | $84,635 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34 | $80,000 | −1.5% | $75,234 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 37 | $81,200 | n/a | $77,896 | +3.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc | 3 | $115,391 | +5.4% | |
| Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $94,500 | +13.5% | |
| Ajenat Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 3 | $83,574 | at the minimum | |
| Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $83,574 | at the minimum | |
| Pharmaceutics International, Inc. | 1 | $91,728 | at the minimum | |
| Sika Corporation | 1 | $130,000 | +42.5% | |
| Jabil Inc. | 1 | $91,728 | at the minimum | |
| LanzaJet, Inc. | 1 | $187,460 | +79.0% | |
| Innovation Labs Inc. | 1 | $92,000 | +13.6% | |
| Anatrace Products LLC | 1 | $68,474 | at the minimum | |
| Element Materials Technology Santa Clara Inc. | 1 | $98,340 | +33.0% | |
| Tulex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $105,000 | +7.4% | |
| Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation | 1 | $97,739 | at the minimum | |
| Novel Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $97,739 | at the minimum | |
| Excelsior Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $92,000 | +14.6% | |
| Havix Group Inc. | 1 | $80,000 | +5.8% | |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 1 | $97,375 | +14.3% | |
| Formlabs, Inc. | 1 | $68,500 | at the minimum | |
| SolidEnergy Systems, LLC | 1 | $130,000 | +1.0% | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | 1 | $66,000 | +1.0% | |
| Air Liquide Advanced Materials Inc. | 1 | $114,483 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 21 employers with the most filings of 25. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Chemist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo, FL | 5 | $83,574 | at the minimum | |
| Sacramento, CA | 3 | $94,500 | +13.5% | |
| Cranbury, NJ | 2 | $101,370 | +3.7% | |
| Hunt Valley, MD | 2 | $91,728 | at the minimum | |
| Millbury, OH | 2 | $68,500 | at the minimum | |
| Wilmington, DE | 2 | $115,391 | +5.4% | |
| Anaheim, CA | 1 | $92,000 | +14.6% | |
| Beachwood, OH | 1 | $130,000 | +42.5% | |
| Branchburg, NJ | 1 | $114,483 | at the minimum | |
| Cherry Hill, NJ | 1 | $125,000 | +14.2% | |
| Holly Hill, FL | 1 | n/a | ||
| Hoschton, GA | 1 | $80,000 | +5.8% | |
| Huntingdon Valley, PA | 1 | $75,000 | +0.6% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $97,375 | +14.3% | |
| Kennesaw, GA | 1 | $66,000 | +1.0% | |
| Mahwah, NJ | 1 | $92,000 | +13.6% | |
| Maumee, OH | 1 | $68,474 | at the minimum | |
| Meco DR, DE | 1 | n/a | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 1 | $98,340 | +33.0% | |
| Somerset, NJ | 1 | $97,739 | at the minimum | |
| Soperton, GA | 1 | $187,460 | +79.0% | |
| Woburn, MA | 1 | $130,000 | +1.0% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.