H-1B Research Scientist Ii Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Scientist Ii is $114,365, across 1,095 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$114,365
Average wage
$119,597
90th percentile
$170,900
Certified LCAs
1,095
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $36,000
- 25th
- $81,696
- Median
- $114,365
- Average
- $119,597
- 90th
- $170,900
- Highest
- $2,197,000
Based on 1,094 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
166FY20
149FY21
182FY22
167FY23
179FY24
187FY25
65FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Scientist Ii
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 400 | $155,000 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 48 | $154,650 |
| Chewy, Inc. | 10 | $147,975 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 40 | $147,100 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 47 | $110,000 |
| NANOSYN, INC. | 14 | $88,026 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 79 | $85,842 |
| The University of Alabama in Huntsville | 10 | $80,515 |
| Max Planck Florida Corporation | 11 | $76,582 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 83 | $75,000 |
| Colorado State University | 19 | $75,000 |
| Health Research Inc | 12 | $74,975 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | 11 | $68,000 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | 62 | $60,539 |
| SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | 10 | $60,522 |
Salaries by location
Seattle, WA · $150,000Cambridge, MA · $105,000Atlanta, GA · $79,171Bellevue, WA · $155,000Ames, IA · $60,770New York, NY · $170,250Sunnyvale, CA · $169,799Pasadena, CA · $154,650Santa Clara, CA · $91,291Albany, NY · $76,007San Diego, CA · $114,920Boston, MA · $160,000Fort Collins, CO · $75,000Emeryville, CA · $86,424San Francisco, CA · $175,000