Amgen
Offered base salaries from 327 certified H-1B filings, across 23 roles in 17 metro areas.
Half of Amgen's certified filings offered $135,000 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $117,337 and $151,940. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $140,439 | $92k – $189k | 59 |
| Data Scientists | $140,000 | $76k – $245k | 45 |
| Industrial Engineers | $118,000 | $86k – $189k | 22 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $134,420 | $87k – $153k | 22 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $100,942 | $89k – $150k | 19 |
| Chemists | $132,786 | $83k – $184k | 17 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $153,000 | $120k – $288k | 14 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $143,261 | $79k – $180k | 11 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $107,385 | $86k – $131k | 11 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $156,000 | $120k – $162k | 10 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $135,000 | $79k – $308k | 106 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $133,037 | $69k – $205k | 41 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $130,000 | $89k – $170k | 36 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $139,562 | $76k – $206k | 20 |
| Columbus, OH | $117,376 | $86k – $161k | 17 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $156,000 | $80k – $162k | 12 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $136,010 | $79k – $164k | 12 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $104,507 | $83k – $135k | 11 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,340 | $92k – $175k | 9 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $155,000 | $120k – $220k | 8 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Amgen's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — Tampa | $137,072 | 23 | +5.1% |
| Data Scientists — Oxnard | $146,828 | 18 | +16.2% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other — Oxnard | $120,520 | 10 | +23.4% |
| Chemists — Oxnard | $133,345 | 9 | +60.7% |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists — Boston | $100,693 | 8 | −23.5% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other — San Francisco | $139,725 | 8 | +1.1% |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers — Oxnard | $130,640 | 7 | +9.0% |
| Data Scientists — Boston | $120,000 | 7 | −9.1% |
| Industrial Engineers — Columbus | $92,810 | 7 | −7.7% |
| Industrial Engineers — Providence | $104,507 | 7 | −1.7% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 327 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Amgen's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.