H-1B Research Fellow Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Fellow is $67,282, across 5,139 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$67,282
Average wage
$70,540
90th percentile
$94,019
Certified LCAs
5,139
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $42,640
- 25th
- $57,013
- Median
- $67,282
- Average
- $70,540
- 90th
- $94,019
- Highest
- $840,000
Based on 5,137 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
777FY20
760FY21
878FY22
856FY23
815FY24
726FY25
327FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Fellow
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 1,388 | $87,912 |
| Harvard University | 403 | $67,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 497 | $66,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | 506 | $65,187 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. | 38 | $64,563 |
| General Hospital Corporation | 605 | $60,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 70 | $60,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 329 | $59,140 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 100 | $59,000 |
| MAYO CLINIC | 482 | $58,146 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 118 | $57,923 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | 55 | $56,880 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 87 | $55,596 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 91 | $54,163 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 33 | $52,333 |
Salaries by location
Boston, MA · $63,688Bethesda, MD · $87,704Rochester, MN · $58,011Charlestown, MA · $60,000Bronx, NY · $58,090New York, NY · $60,000Rockville, MD · $94,922Cincinnati, OH · $53,768Frederick, MD · $90,312Cambridge, MA · $69,000Austin, TX · $60,000Jacksonville, FL · $57,866Research Triangle Park, NC · $80,838Baltimore, MD · $83,000Scottsdale, AZ · $61,038