Medical Scientist salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City, West Valley City.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$70,938
Middle 50%$63.4k–$91.7k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $75,324
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,365 and $174,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,154
25th$63,429
50th (median)$70,938
75th$91,719
90th$116,416

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $59,550 (36 filings) FY2021: median $57,755 (22 filings) FY2022: median $56,712 (35 filings) FY2023: median $64,648 (36 filings) FY2024: median $80,000 (27 filings) FY2025: median $66,761 (28 filings) FY2026: median $73,266 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 36
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$59,550$53,501$75,12936
FY2021$57,755$53,595$62,49222
FY2022$56,712$54,920$72,64635
FY2023$64,648$57,300$74,25036
FY2024$80,000$64,260$118,75027
FY2025$66,761$61,971$100,54028
FY2026$73,266$68,182$85,76218

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median Medical Scientist salary of $70,938 is worth about $70,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Salt Lake = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Salt Lake, UT area earned a median of $82,940 in May 2025 (1,330 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,938, 14% 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
University of Utah$70,93844

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,761 32
Mid-level · Level II $89,500 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$53,997$66,76132
Mid-level · Level II$68,182$89,50013

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.