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RESEARCH SCIENTIST H1B Salary Data

FY2015 – FY2025 • 1,628 employers • Official DOL Data

$91K

Median Salary

16,526

Total Filings

$66K–$158K

Middle 50%

1,628

Employers

P10: $56KP25: $66KMedian: $91KP75: $158KP90: $192K

Top Paying Companies

ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

$400K

1 filings

APPLIED INTUITION, INC.

$380K

1 filings

SOPHROSYNE BIOSCIENCES, INC

$343K

1 filings

SCANLINEVFX LA LLC

$300K

1 filings

INTELLIPRO SERVICE INC.

$275K

1 filings

COVARIANT, INC.

$270K

3 filings

PAYFONE, INC.

$269K

2 filings

NDATA, INC.

$267K

4 filings

NETFLIX, INC.

$257K

26 filings

JINGCHI CORP.

$250K

1 filings

Top Cities

Redmond, WA

$142K

52,135 filings

New York, NY

$123K

46,508 filings

Mountain View, CA

$148K

46,384 filings

Sunnyvale, CA

$142K

31,095 filings

Seattle, WA

$128K

29,879 filings

San Francisco, CA

$135K

24,475 filings

Menlo Park, CA

$139K

24,279 filings

Cupertino,, CA

$161K

23,442 filings

RESEARCH SCIENTIST Salary Trend by Year

FY2015

$70K

804 filings

FY2016

$74K

935 filings

FY2017

$74K

959 filings

FY2018

$80K

1,094 filings

FY2019

$82K

1,265 filings

FY2020

$100K

1,379 filings

FY2021