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Research Scientist at The University of Virginia: H-1B salaries
148 labor condition applications for the job title Research Scientist at The University of Virginia. Median offered base salary $67,650; middle half $61,000–$75,000.
Applications (LCAs)148
Median offered salary$67,650
Middle half of salaries$61,000–$75,000
10th–90th percentile$58,000–$90,000
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 39 | $60,000 |
| FY2024 | 41 | $69,400 |
| FY2025 | 38 | $68,200 |
| FY2026 | 26 | $69,400 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 11, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Certified |
| $63,480 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | May 5, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $64,700 | Charlottesville, VA | May 5, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 | Certified |
| $82,400 | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 30, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $65,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 29, 2026 | May 25, 2026 | Certified |
| $95,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 14, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $69,800 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 19, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
| $72,100 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 28, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | Certified |
| $77,900 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 23, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
| $64,900 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $67,300 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 8, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $83,200 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 7, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $100,506 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $95,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 13, 2025 | Feb 2, 2026 | Certified |
| $78,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 11, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $68,600 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 8, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 | Certified |
| $67,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 8, 2025 | Mar 29, 2026 | Certified |
| $68,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 8, 2025 | Feb 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 8, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 6, 2025 | Nov 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $64,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 4, 2025 | Nov 23, 2025 | Certified |
| $67,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 9, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $71,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 29, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Certified |
| $63,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 29, 2025 | Feb 14, 2026 | Certified |
| $72,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 31, 2025 | Jan 2, 2026 | Certified |
| $72,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 30, 2025 | Jan 2, 2026 | Certified |
| $67,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 30, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $64,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 28, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $105,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 24, 2025 | Aug 16, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $68,100 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 22, 2025 | Sep 10, 2025 | Certified |
| $62,652 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 14, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Certified |
| $63,600 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 10, 2025 | Oct 9, 2025 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 10, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $100,000 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $67,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | Certified |
| $63,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 4, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $66,950 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 2, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $77,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | May 5, 2025 | Jun 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 17, 2025 | Oct 11, 2025 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 11, 2025 | Jun 9, 2025 | Certified |
| $68,300 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 11, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Charl, VA | Apr 3, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 26, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Certified |
| $67,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 13, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 25, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | Certified |
| $62,700 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 21, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 21, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $73,810 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 7, 2025 | Mar 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $65,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 9, 2024 | Mar 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $71,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 21, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 25, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 | Certified |
| $68,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 25, 2025 | Certified |
| $74,200 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 10, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $66,000 Level I | Arlington, VA | Sep 20, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $70,200 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 18, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $74,400 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 10, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $61,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 13, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $61,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 13, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $105,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 13, 2024 | Sep 2, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $61,008 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 6, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 1, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $68,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 23, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $75,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 8, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $85,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 1, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $65,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 22, 2024 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 10, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $71,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 10, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $70,400 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 3, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 | Certified |
| $62,800 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | May 21, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 29, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $160,160 part-time · Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 29, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $78,400 | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 8, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | Certified |
| $67,800 | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 28, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $62,800 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 21, 2024 | Aug 25, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $69,400 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 21, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $64,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 21, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $78,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 7, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $59,700 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 28, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Certified |
| $68,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 27, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $64,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 13, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $71,400 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 9, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 5, 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $72,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 26, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $59,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 10, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $60,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 4, 2024 | Jan 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $59,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 12, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $85,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 4, 2023 | Jan 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level III | Washington D.C, DC | Nov 28, 2023 | May 22, 2024 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 13, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 9, 2023 | Feb 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $57,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 10, 2023 | Jan 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $69,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 5, 2023 | Jan 11, 2024 | Certified |
| $55,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 27, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $56,700 | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 22, 2023 | Feb 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $58,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 20, 2023 | Jan 11, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,916 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 20, 2023 | Nov 12, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $56,700 | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 14, 2023 | Feb 25, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $99,800 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 14, 2023 | Jan 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $60,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 1, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $63,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 31, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | Certified |
| $68,208 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 25, 2023 | Oct 6, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $63,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Aug 6, 2023 | Aug 30, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $65,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 19, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $58,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 19, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $62,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 19, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 9, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $59,800 Level I | Norfolk, VA | Jul 9, 2023 | Aug 19, 2023 | Certified |
| $69,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 6, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $57,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jul 3, 2023 | Aug 19, 2023 | Certified |
| $105,000 Level III | Arlington, VA | Jun 1, 2023 | Jul 4, 2023 | Certified |
| $57,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | May 12, 2023 | Sep 5, 2023 | Certified |
| $72,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 27, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 17, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | Certified |
| $63,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 17, 2023 | Apr 17, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $63,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 16, 2023 | Apr 17, 2023 | Withdrawn |
| $59,800 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 13, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $63,500 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 13, 2023 | Mar 25, 2023 | Certified |
| $63,500 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 13, 2023 | Mar 25, 2023 | Withdrawn |
| $58,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 6, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 2, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $60,400 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 16, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $59,800 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 7, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $65,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 30, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $88,500 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 10, 2023 | Feb 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $55,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 10, 2023 | Feb 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $67,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 22, 2022 | Jan 2, 2023 | Certified |
| $57,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 1, 2022 | Jan 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 21, 2022 | Jan 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 20, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 | Certified |
| $60,400 | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 19, 2022 | Apr 16, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,400 | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 19, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Withdrawn |
| $58,000 | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 12, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,500 Level III | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 10, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 14, 2022 | Aug 25, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $54,400 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Apr 28, 2022 | Aug 6, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Feb 18, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $65,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 31, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 27, 2022 | Feb 14, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $90,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 9, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $100,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 28, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $52,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Mar 2, 2021 | Aug 26, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $49,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Jan 28, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $49,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 16, 2020 | Mar 22, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $57,000 Level I | Charlottesville, VA | Dec 16, 2020 | Apr 16, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,000 Level II | Charlottesville, VA | Sep 23, 2020 | Oct 25, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
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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).