Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 56 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mentor.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$63,504
Middle 50%$59.9k–$68.9k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $68,792
Filings56FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,735 and $77,250.
PercentileSalary
10th$53,040
25th$59,890
50th (median)$63,504
75th$68,929
90th$70,344

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2022: median $51,000 (19 filings) FY2023: median $55,236 (28 filings) FY2024: median $60,000 (38 filings) FY2025: median $61,884 (33 filings) FY2026: median $64,380 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 28 filings FY23 FY2024: 38 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 38
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–––6
FY2021–––8
FY2022$51,000$48,326$54,07219
FY2023$55,236$49,108$58,39828
FY2024$60,000$55,158$61,99938
FY2025$61,884$59,561$68,96433
FY2026$64,380$61,218$67,82423

Cost of living

Cleveland's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $63,504 is worth about $67,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $78,800 in May 2025 (1,310 employed). The H-1B median here is $63,504, 19% lower.

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
Case Western Reserve University$66,49243
Cleveland Clinic Foundation$60,00010
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $63,504 56
Mid-level · Level II $71,635 40
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$48,942$63,50456
Mid-level · Level II$58,198$71,63540

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.