Research Scientist
SOC Code: 19-1021.00
SOC Category: Biochemists and Biophysicists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Median Salary
$117,174
H-1B LCA Filings
1,084LCA records
Top 10% Salary
N/A
Data caveat
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Salary Distribution (Base)
Distribution is not available for this page because the source filings do not include enough complete salary observations.
Top Sponsoring Employers
- Meta Platforms, Inc121 filings$230,000
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 filings$86,000
- The University of Virginia41 filings$72,500
- Google LLC33 filings$255,000
- UT Southwestern Medical Center30 filings$80,500
- $75,000
- The Ohio State University29 filings$100,008
- N/A
- University of Illinois24 filings$72,000
- NVIDIA Corporation23 filings$257,421
Highest Paying Cities
- Mountain View, CA22 filings$277,000
- Santa Clara, CA19 filings$257,421
- Menlo Park, CA40 filings$245,589
- Bellevue, WA22 filings$233,005
- New York, NY64 filings$214,032
- Columbus, OH35 filings$91,800
- Pittsburgh, PA24 filings$91,500
- Cambridge, MA90 filings$87,600
- Boston, MA46 filings$83,000
- Dallas, TX31 filings$77,000
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the average H1B salary for a Research Scientist?
- The median filed base salary for Research Scientist H-1B LCA records is $117,174 per year.
- How many Research Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
- There are 1,084 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Research Scientist role in the available dataset.
- Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Research Scientist?
- Top employers filing LCAs for Research Scientist include: Meta Platforms, Inc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The University of Virginia.