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Researcher: H-1B salaries
346 labor condition applications used the job title Researcher. Median offered base salary $84,000; middle half $66,311–$131,000.
Applications (LCAs)346
Median offered salary$84,000
Middle half of salaries$66,311–$131,000
10th–90th percentile$54,457–$191,837
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| General Hospital Corporation | 47 | $69,420 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | 44 | $68,000 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 22 | $50,034 |
| General Motors | 17 | $113,850 |
| Global Energy Monitor | 16 | $72,800 |
| NEC Laboratories America, Inc. | 15 | $153,436 |
| American Institutes for Research | 14 | $86,350 |
| National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. | 13 | $244,716 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 9 | $56,676 |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 7 | $300,000 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 7 | $148,000 |
| University of Louisville | 7 | $56,734 |
| Najafi Pharma Inc. | 6 | $90,979 |
| Waymo LLC | 6 | $212,000 |
| Mathematica Inc. | 5 | $139,100 |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | 5 | $135,283 |
| Nevada Nanotech Systems Inc. | 5 | $81,141 |
| Hitachi America, Ltd. | 4 | $83,845 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4 | $189,000 |
| Zenleads, Inc. | 4 | $146,000 |
| Cognosphere LLC | 3 | $480,000 |
| Deel US LLC | 3 | — |
| Intellipro Service Inc. | 3 | $100,000 |
| GAP Solutions Inc. | 2 | $99,674 |
| Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. | 2 | $60,000 |
| Kepos Capital LP | 2 | $135,000 |
| Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc. | 2 | — |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital | 2 | $101,000 |
| Smart Wisdom Center Inc. | 2 | — |
| White & Case LLP | 2 | $137,275 |
| University of Hawaii | 2 | $72,360 |
| International Crisis Group | 2 | $392,700 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | 2 | $61,910 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | 2 | $138,100 |
| Baseten Labs, Inc. | 2 | $133,952 |
| Saint Louis University | 2 | — |
| OpenAGI Research Foundation, Inc. | 2 | $550,000 |
| ByteDance Inc. | 2 | $172,856 |
| Fourth Floor Productions Inc | 2 | $67,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 1 | $39,686 |
| SmartContract Inc. | 1 | — |
| Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence | 1 | $123,600 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 1 | $118,100 |
| Carelon Research, Inc. | 1 | $81,630 |
| Scaled Foundations Inc. | 1 | $96,000 |
| Fanthropology, LLC | 1 | $46,738 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1 | $143,200 |
| Helping Restore Ability | 1 | — |
| Learning Policy Institute | 1 | $87,000 |
| IMC Americas, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| Exploratorium | 1 | $89,128 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | 1 | $105,000 |
| Altera Digital Health Inc. | 1 | $107,619 |
| Tencent America LLC | 1 | $170,000 |
| University of Minnesota | 1 | — |
| Google LLC | 1 | $249,000 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 1 | $165,400 |
| Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation | 1 | $53,760 |
| Cryptyx Bioscience | 1 | $65,000 |
| Central State University | 1 | — |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $67,238 |
| Level II (qualified) | $100,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $108,675 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $190,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 76 | $84,792 |
| FY2024 | 80 | $71,132 |
| FY2025 | 73 | $90,000 |
| FY2026 | 69 | $100,000 |
Cities
- Hershey, PA37
- Boston, MA25
- Memphis, TN23
- Charlestown, MA23
- New York, NY16
- Warren, MI14
- Seattle, WA10
- Princeton, NJ10
- Omaha, NE10
- San Jose, CA8
- Cambridge, MA8
- Chicago, IL7
- University Park, PA7
- Arlington, VA7
- Santa Clara, CA7
- Louisville, KY7
- San Francisco, CA6
- Los Angeles, CA6
- Alameda, CA5
- Philadelphia, PA5
- Santa Monica, CA4
- Farmington Hills, MI4
- Austin, TX4
- Sparks, NV4
- Washington, DC3
- Houston, TX3
- Baltimore, MD2
- Madison, WI2
- Belmont, MA2
- Cary, NC2
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).