Medical Scientist salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 130 certified H-1B filings in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$66,762
Middle 50%$63.1k–$72.4k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $75,324
Filings130FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,806 and $97,664.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,008
25th$63,120
50th (median)$66,762
75th$72,375
90th$77,254

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $55,798 (62 filings) FY2021: median $56,000 (75 filings) FY2022: median $57,400 (77 filings) FY2023: median $57,300 (82 filings) FY2024: median $61,428 (79 filings) FY2025: median $64,375 (63 filings) FY2026: median $67,824 (67 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 62 filings FY20 FY2021: 75 filings FY21 FY2022: 77 filings FY22 FY2023: 82 filings FY23 FY2024: 79 filings FY24 FY2025: 63 filings FY25 FY2026: 67 filings FY26 82
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$55,798$52,704$60,00062
FY2021$56,000$53,760$62,50075
FY2022$57,400$54,144$61,99277
FY2023$57,300$56,484$62,57182
FY2024$61,428$57,300$67,25079
FY2025$64,375$61,656$71,87763
FY2026$67,824$64,380$72,51567

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median Medical Scientist salary of $66,762 is worth about $66,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ann Arbor = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $85,120 in May 2025 (380 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,762, 22% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Michigan$65,776127
A2-Aitoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,624 105
Mid-level · Level II $73,860 20
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$54,995$65,624105
Mid-level · Level II$63,773$73,86020

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.