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Scientist salary in Wisconsin

A real-employer view of Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated July 28, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Scientist in Wisconsin: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $77,022. 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 — entry2$53,581
Level II — qualified3$65,291
Level III — experienced4$77,022
Level IV — fully competent6$109,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Scientist in Wisconsin. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
PPD Development, L.P.Scientist III9$65,291
University of Wisconsin SystemScientist I3$73,958
Sigma-Aldrich Co LLCScientist II2$93,000
AbbVie Inc.Senior Scientist I1$125,000
Ereztech Labs, LLCScientist1$89,950
Nimble Therapeutics Inc.Senior Scientist I1$125,000
SAFC, Inc.Senior Scientist, Process Development1$130,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Scientist II at Sigma-Aldrich Co LLC
    $93,000
    MilwaukeeWage Level IVDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-725071
  • Scientist I at University of Wisconsin System
    $80,000
    MadisonDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-673851
  • Principal Scientist at PPD Development, L.P.
    $87,110
    MiddletonWage Level IVDecided Feb 23, 2026I-200-26044-641056
  • Senior Scientist I at AbbVie Inc.
    $125,000
    MadisonWage Level IVDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25199-183982
  • SCIENTIST I at University of Wisconsin System
    $72,511
    MADISONDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-079469
  • Senior Scientist at PPD Development, L.P.
    $65,291
    MiddletonWage Level IIDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-040301
  • Senior Scientist I at Nimble Therapeutics Inc.
    $125,000
    MadisonWage Level IVDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-974803
  • Scientist III at PPD Development, L.P.
    $65,291
    MiddletonWage Level IIDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25128-954158

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.