Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 70 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mn.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$64,079
Middle 50%$61k–$66.6k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $74,918
Filings70FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,202 and $90,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,368
25th$61,027
50th (median)$64,079
75th$66,606
90th$70,197

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $50,004 (78 filings) FY2021: median $57,387 (50 filings) FY2022: median $54,840 (67 filings) FY2023: median $54,850 (25 filings) FY2024: median $60,340 (50 filings) FY2025: median $61,900 (55 filings) FY2026: median $66,642 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 78 filings FY20 FY2021: 50 filings FY21 FY2022: 67 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 50 filings FY24 FY2025: 55 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 78
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$50,004$44,034$54,75678
FY2021$57,387$46,634$60,79450
FY2022$54,840$48,942$58,38567
FY2023$54,850$45,635$62,79525
FY2024$60,340$57,595$62,79550
FY2025$61,900$61,027$64,78755
FY2026$66,642$64,079$67,28315

Cost of living

Rochester's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $64,079 is worth about $70,600 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 $64,079, 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
Mayo Clinic$64,07970

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.