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Lead Scientist, Intramural R&D/ Associate Lab Director salary in Virginia

A real-employer view of Lead Scientist, Intramural R&D/ Associate Lab Director 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 August 3, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Lead Scientist, Intramural R&D/ Associate Lab Director in Virginia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $105,000. 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 II — qualified2$91,000
Level III — experienced1$148,527

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead Scientist, Intramural R&D/ Associate Lab Director in Virginia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Old Dominion UniversutyLead Scientist, Intramural R&D/ Associate Lab Director1$148,527
The University of VirginiaSenior Scientist1$105,000
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityScientist1$77,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Scientist at Virginia Commonwealth University
    $77,000
    RichmondWage Level IIDecided Feb 6, 2026I-200-26030-609133
  • Lead Scientist, Intramural R&D/ Associate Lab Director at Old Dominion Universuty
    $148,527
    NorfolkWage Level IIIDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-383254
  • Senior Scientist at The University of Virginia
    $105,000
    CharlottesvilleWage Level IIDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-229229

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.