The pay scale of Reseach Scientist is as follows. I haven't seen any Chinses immigrant obtaining level 5 for years...
SUBGROUP: RESEARCH SCIENTIST
<TABLE class=alignCenter cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TH scope=col colSpan=10>SE-RES-4 </TH></TR><TR><TD>From/De</TD><TD>88965 </TD><TD>92220 </TD><TD>95476 </TD><TD>98731 </TD><TD>101984 </TD><TD>105238 </TD><TD>108494 </TD><TD>111749 </TD></TR><TR><TD>A </TD><TD>91011 </TD><TD>94341 </TD><TD>97672 </TD><TD>101002 </TD><TD>104330 </TD><TD>107658 </TD><TD>110989 </TD><TD>114319 </TD></TR><TR><TD>B </TD><TD>92376 </TD><TD>95756 </TD><TD>99137 </TD><TD>102517 </TD><TD>105895 </TD><TD>109273 </TD><TD>112654 </TD><TD>116034 </TD></TR><TR><TD>C </TD><TD>93762 </TD><TD>97192 </TD><TD>100624 </TD><TD>104055 </TD><TD>107483 </TD><TD>110912 </TD><TD>114344 </TD><TD>117775 </TD></TR><TR><TD>D </TD><TD>95168 </TD><TD>98650 </TD><TD>102133 </TD><TD>105616 </TD><TD>109095 </TD><TD>112576 </TD><TD>116059 </TD><TD>119542 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE class=alignCenter cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TH scope=col colSpan=11>SE-RES-5</TH></TR><TR><TD>From/De</TD><TD>97411 </TD><TD>100977 </TD><TD>104542 </TD><TD>108105 </TD><TD>111672 </TD><TD>115236 </TD><TD>118801 </TD><TD>122366 </TD></TR><TR><TD>A </TD><TD>99651 </TD><TD>103299 </TD><TD>106946 </TD><TD>110591 </TD><TD>114240 </TD><TD>117886 </TD><TD>121533 </TD><TD>125180 </TD></TR><TR><TD>B </TD><TD>101146 </TD><TD>104848 </TD><TD>108550 </TD><TD>112250 </TD><TD>115954 </TD><TD>119654 </TD><TD>123356 </TD><TD>127058 </TD></TR><TR><TD>C </TD><TD>102663 </TD><TD>106421 </TD><TD>110178 </TD><TD>113934 </TD><TD>117693 </TD><TD>121449 </TD><TD>125206 </TD><TD>128964 </TD></TR><TR><TD>D </TD><TD>104203 </TD><TD>108017 </TD><TD>111831 </TD><TD>115643 </TD><TD>119458 </TD><TD>123271 </TD><TD>127084 </TD><TD>130898 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>