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Research Scientist salary in Wisconsin

A real-employer view of Research 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 May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Research Scientist in Wisconsin: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $74,094. 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 — entry8$73,687
Level III — experienced1$89,502

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Research Scientist in Wisconsin. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.Research Scientist I4$74,401
VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC.Research Scientist I4$70,640
PPD Development, L.P.Research Scientist1$89,502

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Scientist I at Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
    $74,263
    MilwaukeeWage Level IDecided Aug 27, 2025I-200-25232-255057
  • Research Scientist II at VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC.
    $74,094
    MILWAUKEEWage Level IDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-204064
  • Research Scientist at PPD Development, L.P.
    $89,502
    MiddletonWage Level IIIDecided Apr 21, 2025I-200-25104-861021
  • Research Scientist I at VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC.
    $68,000
    MILWAUKEEWage Level IDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-204067
  • Research Scientist I at Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
    $74,538
    MilwaukeeWage Level IDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25128-953755
  • Research Scientist I at VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC.
    $63,500
    MilwaukeeWage Level IDecided Apr 30, 2025I-200-25113-894819
  • Research Scientist II at Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
    $76,000
    MilwaukeeWage Level IDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-762266
  • Research Scientist I at Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
    $66,000
    MilwaukeeWage Level IDecided Mar 7, 2025I-200-25059-734374

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.