Medical Scientist salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 90 certified H-1B filings in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Liberty Township, Mason.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$66,709
Middle 50%$64.4k–$73.9k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $75,324
Filings90FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,866 and $221,507.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,228
25th$64,355
50th (median)$66,709
75th$73,937
90th$115,487

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $50,024 (67 filings) FY2021: median $54,500 (70 filings) FY2022: median $58,608 (47 filings) FY2023: median $62,234 (42 filings) FY2024: median $67,475 (38 filings) FY2025: median $66,498 (45 filings) FY2026: median $67,824 (45 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 67 filings FY20 FY2021: 70 filings FY21 FY2022: 47 filings FY22 FY2023: 42 filings FY23 FY2024: 38 filings FY24 FY2025: 45 filings FY25 FY2026: 45 filings FY26 70
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$50,024$50,000$62,91367
FY2021$54,500$50,024$55,59870
FY2022$58,608$54,582$65,97547
FY2023$62,234$58,116$76,72142
FY2024$67,475$60,216$78,35938
FY2025$66,498$64,355$80,00045
FY2026$67,824$64,643$71,33045

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median Medical Scientist salary of $66,709 is worth about $69,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cincinnati = 95.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $96,190 in May 2025 (1,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,709, 31% 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
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center$67,69770
University Of Cincinnati$65,00019

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,581 81
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
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$47,320$66,58181

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.