H-1B Senior Research Scientist I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Research Scientist I is $125,000, across 27 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$125,000
Average wage
$126,710
90th percentile
$167,491
Certified LCAs
27
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $80,000
- 25th
- $105,061
- Median
- $125,000
- Average
- $126,710
- 90th
- $167,491
- Highest
- $190,000
Based on 27 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Research Scientist I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Sony AI America Inc. | 1 | $190,000 |
| Freenome Holdings, Inc. | 3 | $170,000 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $162,344 |
| Motional AD Inc. | 1 | $132,787 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 8 | $130,662 |
| Genscript USA, Inc. | 1 | $125,000 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 1 | $116,328 |
| TuSimple, Inc. | 4 | $112,528 |
| i3 Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $99,986 |
| Crystal Pharmatech Inc. | 1 | $96,000 |
| Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.) | 1 | $90,049 |
| Solaris Pharma | 1 | $90,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | 1 | $90,000 |
| Symmetry BioSciences, Inc. | 1 | $80,000 |
Salaries by location
Cambridge, MA · $130,662San Diego, CA · $112,528Foster City, CA · $162,344Brisbane, CA · $170,859Princeton, NJ · $116,328Bridgewater, Nj, NJ · $90,000Santa Monica, CA · $132,787Albany, NY · $90,049Cranbury, NJ · $96,000Redmond, WA · $125,000Portland, ME · $90,000New York, NY · $190,000South San Francisco, CA · $170,000Warminster, PA · $99,986Durham, NC · $80,000