Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Miami, FL

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I 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$64,469
Middle 50%$59.1k–$67.9k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $70,000
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,146 and $77,872.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,168
25th$59,134
50th (median)$64,469
75th$67,887
90th$70,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2023: median $56,000 (19 filings) FY2024: median $67,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $66,613 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 24
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–––9
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––7
FY2023$56,000$54,000$58,99319
FY2024$67,000$62,500$74,15415
FY2025$66,613$61,794$68,97324
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Miami's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $64,469 is worth about $56,500 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 $64,469, 33% 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
University Of Miami$66,49624
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.