Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 52 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wauwatosa.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$64,356
Middle 50%$60.8k–$74.3k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $65,640
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,652 and $103,624.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,641
25th$60,772
50th (median)$64,356
75th$74,332
90th$76,968

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $51,072 (13 filings) FY2021: median $55,748 (20 filings) FY2022: median $58,174 (18 filings) FY2023: median $61,762 (24 filings) FY2024: median $61,572 (15 filings) FY2025: median $63,232 (27 filings) FY2026: median $65,640 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 27
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$51,072$47,476$54,75613
FY2021$55,748$53,455$60,88520
FY2022$58,174$53,955$63,12118
FY2023$61,762$59,346$68,17524
FY2024$61,572$56,122$65,50015
FY2025$63,232$61,008$74,17827
FY2026$65,640$60,063$75,00025

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $64,356 is worth about $66,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Milwaukee = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $82,880 in May 2025 (400 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,356, 22% 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
Medical College of Wisconsin$64,35640
Versiti Wisconsintoo few7
Marquette Universitytoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,356 52
Mid-level · Level II – 0
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$56,202$64,35652

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.