H-1B Visiting Scholar Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Visiting Scholar is $66,446, across 44 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$66,446
Average wage
$78,332
90th percentile
$121,992
Certified LCAs
44
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $43,264
- 25th
- $57,342
- Median
- $66,446
- Average
- $78,332
- 90th
- $121,992
- Highest
- $161,699
Based on 44 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Visiting Scholar
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| DrFirst.com, Inc. | 3 | $161,699 |
| Tufts University | 5 | $121,992 |
| The Catholic University of America | 4 | $100,003 |
| Bard College | 1 | $87,500 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 1 | $78,000 |
| Brandeis University | 3 | $75,000 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 1 | $66,000 |
| University of Houston | 3 | $65,000 |
| Cornell University | 2 | $64,482 |
| University of Illinois | 11 | $64,299 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | 1 | $60,800 |
| Haverford College | 2 | $50,760 |
| Michigan State University | 6 | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 1 | $43,264 |
Salaries by location
Urbana, IL · $64,299East Lansing, MI · $50,000Washington, DC · $100,003Houston, TX · $65,000Waltham, MA · $75,000Baltimore, MD · $161,699Haverford, PA · $50,760San Gabriel, CA · $121,992Medford, MA · $87,828Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · $87,500Ithaca, NY · $55,000Philadelphia, PA · $66,000New York, NY · $73,965New Orleans, LA · $60,800San Francisco, CA · $121,992