Research and science
Chemists: who sponsors, and what they pay
Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.
Certified LCAs
1,472
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$95,000
per year
Middle half earn
$75K to $120K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
200+
Employers filing for Chemists
| Employer | LCAs | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc. Hauppauge | 30 | $81,000 |
| Amgen Inc. Thousand Oaks | 29 | $136,720 |
| Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis | 29 | $151,525 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton | 21 | $85,000 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC Bridgewater | 20 | $119,162 |
| Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Exton | 15 | $83,030 |
| Havix Group Inc. Hoschton | 14 | $73,000 |
| J-Star Research, Inc. South Plainfield | 14 | $107,417 |
| AbbVie Inc. North Chicago | 13 | $135,000 |
| InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Warren | 13 | $80,000 |
| Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory) Oak Ridge | 13 | $91,867 |
| Ascent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Central Islip | 11 | $100,750 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton | 11 | $65,000 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City | 11 | $144,880 |
| Tris Pharma, Inc. Monmouth Junction | 11 | $86,994 |
Top 200 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
See ProSource: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026