H-1B Senior Research Specialist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Research Specialist is $94,972, across 472 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$94,972
Average wage
$94,753
90th percentile
$119,736
Certified LCAs
472
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $34,944
- 25th
- $65,000
- Median
- $94,972
- Average
- $94,753
- 90th
- $119,736
- Highest
- $1,914,302
Based on 472 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
57FY20
57FY21
44FY22
114FY23
79FY24
102FY25
19FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Research Specialist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC | 27 | $112,889 |
| DOW SILICONES CORPORATION | 27 | $110,000 |
| THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 248 | $108,493 |
| The Ohio State University | 3 | $85,000 |
| Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division | 7 | $72,000 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | 16 | $68,998 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 7 | $68,334 |
| Vanderbilt University | 5 | $67,000 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 43 | $62,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology | 4 | $58,000 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | 6 | $51,392 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 27 | $50,077 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 5 | $50,000 |
| University of Illinois | 3 | $48,222 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 16 | $46,405 |
Salaries by location
Midland, MI · $109,938Freeport, TX · $109,678Lake Jackson, TX · $104,603Princeton, NJ · $62,000Collegeville, PA · $111,446Pittsburgh, PA · $50,077Chicago, IL · $70,000Auburn, MI · $106,449Columbia, MO · $46,280Buffalo, NY · $72,000Memphis, TN · $51,392Nashville, TN · $67,000Troy, NY · $50,000Rolla, MO · $58,000Columbus, OH · $85,000