H-1B R&D Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a R&D Scientist is $84,000, across 102 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$84,000
Average wage
$90,890
90th percentile
$115,884
Certified LCAs
102
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,840
- 25th
- $75,457
- Median
- $84,000
- Average
- $90,890
- 90th
- $115,884
- Highest
- $243,420
Based on 102 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for R&D Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) | 3 | $115,200 |
| Essilor of America, Inc. | 3 | $100,500 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 9 | $97,448 |
| HARMONI INTERNATIONAL SPICE, INC. | 2 | $93,589 |
| Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 4 | $93,111 |
| Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp. | 2 | $85,020 |
| BioAesthetics Corporation | 2 | $84,000 |
| Rust-Oleum Corporation | 16 | $82,130 |
| Ardent Mills LLC | 2 | $81,786 |
| Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $77,854 |
| Whitehall Specialties, Inc. | 2 | $75,000 |
| Ageis Bio, LLC | 2 | $72,000 |
| Idaho Milk Products, Inc. | 3 | $68,000 |
| Chobani, LLC | 4 | $64,100 |
| Entegris, Inc. | 2 | $61,672 |
Salaries by location
Pleasant Prairie, WI · $81,350Santa Clara, CA · $110,542Twin Falls, ID · $64,100Sugar Land, TX · $93,111Jerome, ID · $68,000City Of Industry, CA · $85,800Oak Ridge, TN · $115,200Dudley, MA · $137,299Research Triangle Park, NC · $84,000Whitehall, WI · $75,000Berkeley, CA · $72,000Temple City, CA · $77,854Santa Barbara, CA · $85,020Pullman, WA · $81,786Franklin, MA · $61,672