Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scottsdale, Tempe, Arizona, Mesa, Pheonix.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$62.7k–$72.5k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $72,000
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,008 and $75,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,027
25th$62,652
50th (median)$70,000
75th$72,530
90th$73,424

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $50,024 (15 filings) FY2021: median $53,768 (14 filings) FY2023: median $62,546 (10 filings) FY2024: median $62,795 (10 filings) FY2025: median $72,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 15
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$50,024$48,016$54,88315
FY2021$53,768$52,705$56,43214
FY2022–––9
FY2023$62,546$60,574$63,30410
FY2024$62,795$61,013$64,65210
FY2025$72,000$62,652$72,53013
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Phoenix's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $70,000 is worth about $67,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $108,390 in May 2025 (1,700 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 35% 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
The University of Arizonatoo few7
Arizona State Universitytoo few6
Dignity Healthtoo few4
Mayo Clinictoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,000 21
Mid-level · Level II $67,283 20
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $91,204 13

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$57,450$70,00021
Mid-level · Level II$66,539$67,28320
Expert · Level IV$84,698$91,20413

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.