Visa Wage Index

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Employers filed 46 applications covering 46 positions for this role here, at a median of $85,632 a year. 32 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$70,283
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$90,834
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$111,405
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$131,955

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
University of Washington Level I 77 $85,632
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Level II 66 $84,406
University of Washington Level II 33 $87,564
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Level I 22 $79,074
Altasciences Preclinical Seattle, LLC Level I 11 $77,020
AVM Biotechnology Inc Level I 11 $76,000
Benaroya Research Institute Level II 11 $90,187
Benaroya Research Institute Level III 11 $94,243
BeOne Medicines US Manufacturing Co., Inc. Level IV 11 $309,155
Bloodworks Northwest Level IV 11 $126,371
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Level III 11 $123,600
ClearView Healthcare Partners, LLC Level II 11 $170,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Level IV 11 $99,715
Gates Foundation Level IV 11 $400,900
INTELLIPRO SERVICE INC. Level I 11 $140,000
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC Level IV 11 $200,000
Northwest Clinical Research Center, Inc. Level I 11 $80,000
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Level II 11 $77,969
Sensoria Health Inc. Level I 11 $72,800
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. Level III 11 $147,300
Swedish Health Services Level II 11 $71,552
Bloodworks Northwest Level I 11 $67,725
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Level II 11 $69,243
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Level II 11 $66,770
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Level III 11 $84,800
University of Washington not stated 77 $80,172

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.