H-1B Research Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Scientist is $104,736, across 10,707 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$104,736
Average wage
$125,742
90th percentile
$209,720
Certified LCAs
10,707
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $33,446
- 25th
- $71,349
- Median
- $104,736
- Average
- $125,742
- 90th
- $209,720
- Highest
- $1,560,000
Based on 10,703 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
1,250FY20
1,369FY21
1,578FY22
1,686FY23
1,820FY24
2,028FY25
976FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| ByteDance Inc. | 129 | $206,500 |
| Google LLC | 621 | $190,000 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 1,746 | $188,796 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 276 | $172,000 |
| FACEBOOK INC. | 647 | $160,720 |
| Intel Corporation | 317 | $133,050 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 624 | $80,000 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 134 | $79,976 |
| The Ohio State University | 149 | $75,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 112 | $71,203 |
| The University of Virginia | 191 | $67,000 |
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 205 | $65,000 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 189 | $63,354 |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY AT BUFFALO | 108 | $63,305 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 119 | $61,800 |
Salaries by location
Menlo Park, CA · $185,000Cambridge, MA · $84,085New York, NY · $169,000Mountain View, CA · $192,000Houston, TX · $68,000Boston, MA · $71,510Seattle, WA · $163,000Bellevue, WA · $186,278Charlottesville, VA · $65,000Sunnyvale, CA · $191,818Santa Clara, CA · $168,000Pittsburgh, PA · $74,232Columbus, OH · $74,580Dallas, TX · $63,500Hillsboro, OR · $129,368