Senior Medical Scientist salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mn.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$91,204
Middle 50%$83.4k–$93k
vs. all levels here+22%comparison median $74,918
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,454 and $117,774.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,278
25th$83,429
50th (median)$91,204
75th$92,953
90th$108,079

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2021: median $79,259 (10 filings) FY2022: median $79,092 (17 filings) FY2023: median $68,133 (14 filings) FY2025: median $91,204 (19 filings) FY2026: median $88,169 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 19
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–––7
FY2021$79,259$77,189$83,43710
FY2022$79,092$77,376$83,43717
FY2023$68,133$65,416$70,24114
FY2024–––5
FY2025$91,204$83,876$92,95219
FY2026$88,169$82,077$94,94210

Cost of living

Rochester's median senior Medical Scientist salary of $91,204 is worth about $100,400 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 $91,204, 12% higher.

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$91,20429

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.