Medical Scientist salary in Miami, FL

Based on 79 certified H-1B filings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Boca Raton, Hollywood, Aventura.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$64.3k–$76k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $75,324
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,146 and $207,900.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,980
25th$64,267
50th (median)$70,000
75th$75,973
90th$112,786

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $80,000 (35 filings) FY2021: median $70,839 (32 filings) FY2022: median $71,557 (27 filings) FY2023: median $69,680 (43 filings) FY2024: median $70,000 (40 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (55 filings) FY2026: median $68,912 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 43 filings FY23 FY2024: 40 filings FY24 FY2025: 55 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 55
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$80,000$49,712$99,00035
FY2021$70,839$63,938$108,50032
FY2022$71,557$59,804$117,50027
FY2023$69,680$56,000$71,69043
FY2024$70,000$64,230$82,73040
FY2025$70,000$65,534$73,61255
FY2026$68,912$61,707$101,18224

Cost of living

Miami's median Medical Scientist salary of $70,000 is worth about $61,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $95,770 in May 2025 (1,470 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 27% 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
University Of Miami$67,34538
Baptist Health South Florida$70,00022
Nova Southeastern Universitytoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,469 32
Mid-level · Level II $70,000 35
Senior · Level III too few 2
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$52,146$64,46932
Mid-level · Level II$63,294$70,00035

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.