Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Charlottesville, VA

Based on 61 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlottesville, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Charl.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$67,000
Middle 50%$63k–$71.1k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $68,550
Filings61FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,818 and $95,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,008
25th$63,000
50th (median)$67,000
75th$71,100
90th$74,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2023: median $58,958 (32 filings) FY2024: median $64,250 (34 filings) FY2025: median $66,950 (35 filings) FY2026: median $67,650 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 35
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–––8
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––5
FY2023$58,958$56,500$64,00032
FY2024$64,250$59,775$71,30034
FY2025$66,950$62,750$71,00035
FY2026$67,650$63,485$71,85026

Cost of living

Charlottesville's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $67,000 is worth about $67,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlottesville = 99.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Charlottesville, VA area earned a median of $65,540 in May 2025 (730 employed). The H-1B median here is $67,000, 2% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The University of Virginia$67,00061

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,000 61
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$58,344$67,00061
Mid-level · Level II$74,963$90,00010

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.