Medical Scientist salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 208 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mn.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$74,918
Middle 50%$66.6k–$90k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $75,324
Filings208FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,368 and $142,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,027
25th$66,606
50th (median)$74,918
75th$90,000
90th$105,107

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $54,766 (134 filings) FY2021: median $61,880 (91 filings) FY2022: median $60,798 (137 filings) FY2023: median $64,314 (93 filings) FY2024: median $66,040 (98 filings) FY2025: median $71,812 (144 filings) FY2026: median $75,754 (64 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 134 filings FY20 FY2021: 91 filings FY21 FY2022: 137 filings FY22 FY2023: 93 filings FY23 FY2024: 98 filings FY24 FY2025: 144 filings FY25 FY2026: 64 filings FY26 144
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$54,766$46,634$64,499134
FY2021$61,880$53,768$77,12691
FY2022$60,798$54,840$68,864137
FY2023$64,314$55,515$72,29993
FY2024$66,040$60,340$74,47498
FY2025$71,812$64,079$83,429144
FY2026$75,754$69,121$91,52264

Cost of living

Rochester's median Medical Scientist salary of $74,918 is worth about $82,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 90.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Rochester, MN area earned a median of $81,780 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $74,918, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Mayo Clinic$74,872207

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,079 70
Mid-level · Level II $74,963 80
Senior · Level III $91,204 29
Expert · Level IV $106,558 29

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$56,368$64,07970
Mid-level · Level II$68,182$74,96380
Senior · Level III$83,429$91,20429
Expert · Level IV$92,123$106,55829

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.