Mid-level Medical Scientist salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mentor.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$71,635
Middle 50%$66.5k–$73.8k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $68,792
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,298 and $111,340.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,700
25th$66,492
50th (median)$71,635
75th$73,831
90th$77,425

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $50,004 (25 filings) FY2021: median $52,880 (12 filings) FY2022: median $64,297 (28 filings) FY2023: median $64,297 (45 filings) FY2024: median $68,515 (23 filings) FY2025: median $71,266 (22 filings) FY2026: median $71,869 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 45 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 45
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$50,004$49,000$52,80025
FY2021$52,880$46,350$57,50012
FY2022$64,297$58,510$70,25028
FY2023$64,297$64,000$66,60045
FY2024$68,515$66,228$74,21523
FY2025$71,266$67,184$74,70822
FY2026$71,869$65,012$73,82718

Cost of living

Cleveland's median mid-level Medical Scientist salary of $71,635 is worth about $76,300 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 $71,635, 9% 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$71,53217
Cleveland Clinic Foundation$72,00017
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Centertoo few4
Cleveland Clinictoo 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.