H-1B Research Director Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Director is $110,859, across 59 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$110,859
Average wage
$118,712
90th percentile
$164,528
Certified LCAs
59
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $30,992
- 25th
- $87,500
- Median
- $110,859
- Average
- $118,712
- 90th
- $164,528
- Highest
- $286,229
Based on 59 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Research Director
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy | 3 | $250,000 |
| The University of Chicago | 5 | $150,000 |
| HUGE, LLC | 1 | $130,000 |
| Material Holdings, LLC | 7 | $128,000 |
| Gen., LLC | 6 | $113,500 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | 1 | $112,562 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE | 1 | $110,859 |
| Feelmore Labs Inc. | 1 | $103,000 |
| MarketVision Research | 2 | $100,500 |
| Harvard University | 2 | $100,000 |
| Zeno Group, Inc. | 2 | $100,000 |
| ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | 1 | $90,000 |
| THE HANOVER RESEARCH COUNCIL LLC | 3 | $82,500 |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital | 1 | $75,000 |
| CENTER FOR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE IN POLITICS | 1 | $30,992 |
Salaries by location
Los Angeles, CA · $128,000Philadelphia, PA · $106,000Chicago, IL · $150,000San Francisco, CA · $250,000Cincinnati, OH · $93,000Washington, DC · $90,800Arlington, VA · $82,500Brooklyn, NY · $116,500Snoqualmie, WA · $125,000Cambridge, MA · $100,000Wynnewood, PA · $117,500Knoxville, TN · $112,562Des Moines, IA · $30,992Charlestown, MA · $75,000Irvine, CA · $110,859