Medical Scientist salary in Augusta, GA

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$63,590
Middle 50%$58.7k–$68.7k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $75,324
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,202 and $131,240.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,368
25th$58,656
50th (median)$63,590
75th$68,720
90th$113,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $51,025 (22 filings) FY2021: median $49,756 (12 filings) FY2022: median $54,562 (16 filings) FY2023: median $61,133 (27 filings) FY2024: median $59,923 (20 filings) FY2025: median $65,500 (18 filings) FY2026: median $63,000 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$51,025$48,307$58,75022
FY2021$49,756$48,000$60,40012
FY2022$54,562$50,563$63,00016
FY2023$61,133$53,353$102,50027
FY2024$59,923$56,276$67,90420
FY2025$65,500$58,656$82,10018
FY2026$63,000$59,488$66,26421

Cost of living

Augusta's median Medical Scientist salary of $63,590 is worth about $69,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Augusta = 91.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Augusta, GA area earned a median of $76,370 in May 2025 (80 employed). The H-1B median here is $63,590, 17% 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
BOR USGA obo Augusta University$63,59039

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $61,760 35
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
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$56,202$61,76035

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.