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Lead / Director Medical Scientists salary in Texas

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Texas OES distribution for Medical Scientists.
DOL OFLC offered median
$167,500
Across 6 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Medical Scientists in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $167,500. 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 IV — fully competent6$167,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Medical Scientists in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
UT Southwestern Medical CenterProfessor2$129,809
Advanced Medical Physics, Inc.Quality Radiation Specialist1$160,000
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Lead Medical Science Liaison1$224,000
The Methodist Hospital Research InstituteResearch Scientific Director1$131,310
EPIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LLCPharmacological Clinical Research Associate1$175,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Quality Radiation Specialist at Advanced Medical Physics, Inc.
    $160,000
    KingwoodWage Level IVDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-081504
  • Lead Medical Science Liaison at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    $224,000
    KatyWage Level IVDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25128-955238
  • Research Scientific Director at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
    $131,310
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Apr 17, 2025I-200-25100-850128
  • Pharmacological Clinical Research Associate at EPIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LLC
    $175,000
    Red OakWage Level IVDecided Mar 11, 2025I-200-25063-742922
  • Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
    $176,000
    DallasWage Level IVDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-718522
  • Clinical Fellow at UT Southwestern Medical Center
    $83,617
    DallasWage Level IVDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-718800

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.