Research Manager (Natural Sciences) salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St Louis, Saint Louis, Chesterfield, Lake Saint Louis.

Also listed as: Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Manager

Median salary$62,941
Middle 50%$60.7k–$65k
vs. national median−51%comparison median $129,688
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,715 and $158,069.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,715
25th$60,715
50th (median)$62,941
75th$65,000
90th$97,392

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $85k $120k FY2020: median $105,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $62,941 (14 filings) FY2026: median $62,500 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 14
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$105,000$92,302$134,00011
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––7
FY2023–––6
FY2024$62,941$55,237$155,52014
FY2025–––6
FY2026$62,500$60,715$63,06011

Cost of living

St. Louis's median Research Manager (Natural Sciences) salary of $62,941 is worth about $66,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Natural Sciences Managers in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $158,820 in May 2025 (650 employed). The H-1B median here is $62,941, 60% 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
Washington University$62,94113

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,785 14
Mid-level · Level II – 0
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$60,715$62,78514

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.