H-1B Senior Researcher Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Researcher is $133,104, across 221 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$133,104
Average wage
$133,509
90th percentile
$193,200
Certified LCAs
221
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $54,500
- 25th
- $88,213
- Median
- $133,104
- Average
- $133,509
- 90th
- $193,200
- Highest
- $295,194
Based on 221 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
29FY20
36FY21
44FY22
29FY23
29FY24
44FY25
10FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Researcher
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix, Inc. | 2 | $262,597 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 5 | $233,000 |
| Tencent America LLC | 39 | $181,044 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 16 | $178,920 |
| Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | 12 | $166,350 |
| Fujitsu Research of America, Inc. | 6 | $160,000 |
| General Motors | 25 | $127,948 |
| ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company | 3 | $126,400 |
| USG Corporation | 3 | $120,000 |
| American Institutes for Research | 12 | $100,142 |
| Hitachi America, Ltd. | 3 | $95,867 |
| Human Rights Watch | 6 | $84,000 |
| University of Oklahoma | 4 | $68,750 |
| University of Louisville | 5 | $64,775 |
| ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 21 | $59,426 |
Salaries by location
Bellevue, WA · $181,217Warren, MI · $128,192Memphis, TN · $59,426Palo Alto, CA · $170,500New York, NY · $111,500San Francisco, CA · $167,910Redmond, WA · $175,000Sunnyvale, CA · $164,571Santa Clara, CA · $151,850Austin, TX · $176,500Los Angeles, CA · $183,224Louisville, KY · $64,775Arlington, VA · $127,906Washington, DC · $88,500Chicago, IL · $111,326