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Chemists salary in Manufacturing, Wisconsin

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Chemists (Manufacturing) in Wisconsin: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $89,950. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$60,000
Level II — qualified8$68,864
Level III — experienced2$92,316
Level IV — fully competent6$103,040

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Chemists (Manufacturing) in Wisconsin. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Sterling Wisconsin, LLCSr. Analytical R&D Scientist6$77,574
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Associate Manager, Chemistry2$103,040
Ereztech Labs, LLCAnalytical/Metrology Scientist2$91,840
AbbVie Inc.Senior Scientist I1$125,000
AGNITIO, INC.Chemist1$60,000
Essential Industries, Inc.Quality Control Chemist1$72,000
Nimble Therapeutics Inc.Senior Scientist I1$125,000
SACO AEI Polymers, Inc.Development Scientist1$77,730
Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc.Method Development Scientist II1$65,291
Rust-Oleum CorporationR&D Scientist1$94,682

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Sr. Analytical R&D Scientist at Sterling Wisconsin, LLC
    $92,789
    GermantownWage Level IVDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25255-305402
  • Associate Manager, Chemistry at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    $104,000
    Mount PleasantWage Level IVDecided Aug 26, 2025I-200-25231-253154
  • Senior Scientist I at AbbVie Inc.
    $125,000
    MadisonWage Level IVDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25199-183982
  • Chemist at AGNITIO, INC.
    $60,000
    AppletonWage Level IDecided Jun 25, 2025I-200-25168-101430
  • Quality Control Chemist at Essential Industries, Inc.
    $72,000
    MertonWage Level IIDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-046401
  • Chemical R&D Scientist I at Sterling Wisconsin, LLC
    $136,714,240
    GermantownWage Level IIDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-031631
  • Senior Scientist I at Nimble Therapeutics Inc.
    $125,000
    MadisonWage Level IVDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-974803
  • Associate Manager, Chemistry at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    $102,080
    Mount PleasantWage Level IVDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-948622

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.