Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 252 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St Louis, Saint Louis, St Louis, Mo, St. Loui.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$64,381
Middle 50%$63k–$68k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $67,824
Filings252FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,202 and $96,516.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,009
25th$63,000
50th (median)$64,381
75th$67,985
90th$72,090

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $50,004 (34 filings) FY2021: median $53,076 (43 filings) FY2022: median $54,835 (67 filings) FY2023: median $56,890 (79 filings) FY2024: median $62,053 (122 filings) FY2025: median $64,104 (148 filings) FY2026: median $65,000 (104 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 67 filings FY22 FY2023: 79 filings FY23 FY2024: 122 filings FY24 FY2025: 148 filings FY25 FY2026: 104 filings FY26 148
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$46,575$52,27834
FY2021$53,076$50,004$54,17243
FY2022$54,835$53,760$58,60867
FY2023$56,890$55,000$60,00079
FY2024$62,053$59,694$66,492122
FY2025$64,104$61,884$67,620148
FY2026$65,000$63,120$68,125104

Cost of living

St. Louis's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $64,381 is worth about $67,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $103,410 in May 2025 (2,560 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,381, 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
Washington University$64,380235
Saint Louis University$66,00012
The Washington Universitytoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,381 252
Mid-level · Level II $75,000 111
Senior · Level III $105,003 10
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$56,202$64,381252
Mid-level · Level II$68,182$75,000111
Senior · Level III$80,142$105,00310

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.