The United States Pharmacopeial Convention

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Rockville, MD
Median base salary$136,214+11% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$120.6k–$149.7k
Level II (mid-level) share33%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$123,095the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $120.2k25th $120.6kmedian $136.2k75th $149.7k90th $156.8k

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Percentiles from The United States Pharmacopeial Convention's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where The United States Pharmacopeial Convention files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Washington, DC$136,21412

Salary details

Median salary$136,214
Middle 50%$120.6k–$149.7k
vs. all employers+11%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,548 and $183,728.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,215
25th$120,589
50th (median)$136,214
75th$149,705
90th$156,787

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$136,214
Median prevailing wage$123,095
Median difference+6.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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.

About The United States Pharmacopeial Convention

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention's filings list its industry as Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5419). Its main U.S. filing address is in Rockville, MD and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Data Scientist, QA Engineer and Operations Research Analyst and the main metro areas are Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does The United States Pharmacopeial Convention sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention filed 12 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 The United States Pharmacopeial Convention pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on The United States Pharmacopeial Convention's H-1B filings is $136,214; half of filings fall between $120,589 and $149,705. Bonus and stock are not included.