Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 388 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
- Headquarters: New York City
- Founded 1884
At a glance
- Most filed: Medical Scientist. 47% of its filings. After that come Physician and Biological Technician.
- Mostly above the prevailing wage. 98% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $85,000, median prevailing wage $77,709.
- 3rd among the largest filers in its industry. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's median ($85,000) is below Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and above H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.
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Percentiles from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center hires for
Bar: share of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 89% of filings (32 occupations in total).
Show all 7 jobs
| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientist | $80,000 | 181 |
| Physician | $84,500 | 53 |
| Biological Technician | $64,000 | 22 |
| Molecular and Cellular Biologist | $115,000 | 21 |
| Software Engineer | $155,000 | 20 |
| Data Scientist | $109,600 | 14 |
| Physicist | $217,300 | 12 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 31% of filings
Mid-level · 33% of filings
Senior · 24% of filings
Expert · 12% of filings
Level medians mix different jobs, so a higher level can show a lower median. Within one job, pay rises with level.
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $84,500 | 120 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $80,000 | 127 |
| Senior · Level III | $110,000 | 91 |
| Expert · Level IV | $191,084 | 45 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center vs. industry peers
Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 6223).
Where Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 1 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $85,000 | 369 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $70,000 |
| 25th | $80,000 |
| 50th (median) | $85,000 |
| 75th | $127,987 |
| 90th | $220,000 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $88,046 | $67,808 | $125,000 | 265 |
| FY2021 | $87,367 | $74,263 | $114,924 | 275 |
| FY2022 | $76,000 | $70,000 | $110,000 | 327 |
| FY2023 | $93,600 | $70,000 | $129,000 | 281 |
| FY2024 | $99,481 | $75,000 | $116,860 | 272 |
| FY2025 | $85,000 | $80,000 | $123,000 | 246 |
| FY2026 | $88,000 | $79,821 | $129,875 | 142 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.
Job titles at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
| Job title | Median | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Fellow | $84,500 | $84.5k–$84.5k | 50 |
| Senior Research Scientist | $85,000 | $85k–$90k | 45 |
| Research Associate | $80,000 | $80k–$85k | 43 |
| Research Scholar | $75,000 | $70k–$80k | 30 |
| Research Fellow | $72,080 | $70k–$76k | 14 |
| Assistant Attending | $220,000 | $190k–$285k | 13 |
| Technologist | $110,000 | $104.5k–$120k | 11 |
| Computational Biologist | $100,000 | $90.3k–$112.5k | 10 |
| Research Assistant | $70,000 | $70k–$78.1k | 10 |
Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.
About Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's filings list its industry as Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (Health Care and Social Assistance sector, NAICS 6223). Its main U.S. filing address is in New York, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Medical Scientist, Physician and Biological Technician and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Austin, TX and Dallas, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).
- Founded
- 1884
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Website
- mskcc.org
Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.
Questions
Does Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center filed 388 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.
How much does Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's H-1B filings is $85,000; half of filings fall between $80,000 and $127,987. Bonus and stock are not included.