H-1B Research Specialist Ii Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Specialist Ii is $55,600, across 113 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$55,600
Average wage
$80,620
90th percentile
$93,272
Certified LCAs
113
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $32,531
- 25th
- $48,000
- Median
- $55,600
- Average
- $80,620
- 90th
- $93,272
- Highest
- $2,269,722
Based on 113 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Research Specialist Ii
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 16 | $97,500 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 9 | $88,037 |
| Texas A&M University | 5 | $70,000 |
| Prairie View A&M University | 4 | $67,368 |
| Brandeis University | 5 | $65,152 |
| University of New Orleans | 2 | $60,000 |
| Georgetown University | 2 | $59,987 |
| Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi | 2 | $58,856 |
| W.M. Rice University | 2 | $58,770 |
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | 1 | $55,600 |
| TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH | 1 | $55,600 |
| Clemson University | 3 | $54,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 2 | $50,500 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 46 | $50,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 12 | $37,472 |
Salaries by location
Princeton, NJ · $50,000Columbia, MO · $37,472Miami, FL · $88,037College Station, TX · $70,000Waltham, MA · $65,152New York, NY · $97,000Prairie View, TX · $67,368Stanford, CA · $80,000Boston, MA · $90,000Ashburn, VA · $100,000New Orleans, LA · $60,000Corpus Christi, TX · $58,856Clemson, SC · $56,858Washington, DC · $59,987Houston, TX · $58,770