Seniority Profile · New York

Lead / Director Physicists salary in New York

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.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the New York OES distribution for Physicists.

DOL OFLC offered median

$210,322

Across 10 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Physicists in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $210,322. 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.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	10	$210,322

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Physicists in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Research Staff 6 Physics	6	$193,260
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Assistant Attending	3	$220,000
Simons Foundation	Scientific Director, CCQ	1	$764,504

Recent sample filings

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

Research Staff 5 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$155,872
UptonWage Level IVDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-944112
Assistant Attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$220,000
New YorkWage Level IVDecided Apr 16, 2025I-200-25099-848836
Scientific Director, CCQ at Simons Foundation
$764,504
New YorkWage Level IVDecided Dec 23, 2024I-200-24351-546780
Research Staff 7 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$245,254
UptonWage Level IVDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-943904
Assistant Attending Physicist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$215,000
New YorkWage Level IVDecided Mar 27, 2025I-200-25079-792213
Research Staff 6 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$205,643
UptonWage Level IVDecided Mar 21, 2025I-200-25073-776011
Research Staff 5 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$169,849
UptonWage Level IVDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-770287
Research Staff 6 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$196,116
UptonWage Level IVDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-768681

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.