Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in New Orleans, LA

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$64,015

Middle 50%$59.8k–$69.7k

vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $64,766

Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,320 and $87,705.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$50,654	$47,017	$52,073	11
FY2021	–	–	–	9
FY2022	$53,760	$51,254	$61,500	17
FY2023	$57,000	$54,300	$60,172	19
FY2024	$60,000	$55,609	$66,294	20
FY2025	$62,058	$57,614	$68,883	18
FY2026	$65,000	$63,400	$71,042	13

New Orleans's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $64,015 is worth about $69,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Orleans = 92.6).

Employer	Median	Filings
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	$64,015	25
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans	too few	6

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$56,202	$64,015	31

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.