Mid-level Medical Scientist salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$67,283
Middle 50%$64.7k–$69.5k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $72,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,083 and $89,916.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,027
25th$64,684
50th (median)$67,283
75th$69,480
90th$75,021

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2022: median $53,768 (14 filings) FY2025: median $64,582 (10 filings) FY2026: median $68,936 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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–––2
FY2021–––2
FY2022$53,768$53,249$57,66614
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––7
FY2025$64,582$61,790$66,49810
FY2026$68,936$67,890$73,72210

Cost of living

Phoenix's median mid-level Medical Scientist salary of $67,283 is worth about $65,100 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 $67,283, 38% 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
Mayo Clinic$66,49815
University of Arizonatoo few3

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.