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Research Scientist I: H-1B salaries

378 labor condition applications used the job title Research Scientist I. Median offered base salary $82,315; middle half $68,020–$105,149.

Applications (LCAs)378

Median offered salary$82,315

Middle half of salaries$68,020–$105,149

10th–90th percentile$60,000–$145,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Amazon.com Services LLC	53	$139,900
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.	32	$76,960
Georgia Institute of Technology	29	$64,250
The Broad Institute, Inc.	29	$95,000
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	24	$73,000
Colorado State University	22	$87,571
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	19	$69,181
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	15	$146,000
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.	12	$98,556
Health Research Inc.	10	$64,134
W.M. Rice University	10	$69,794
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	7	$49,528
Sony AI America Inc.	7	$148,429
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	6	$128,500
Versiti Wisconsin, Inc.	6	$64,000
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	6	$55,954
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	5	$64,928
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	4	$71,060
The University of Tennessee	4	$89,194
The University of Texas at Arlington	4	$50,116
Seattle Children's Hospital	4	$55,900
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	3	$77,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	3	$161,000
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute	3	$135,000
i3 Pharmaceuticals, LLC	3	$58,011
Transportation Research Center, Inc.	3	$100,006
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	2	$61,132
TuSimple, Inc.	2	$112,528
Georgia State University	2	$69,929
EpiCypher, Inc.	2	$100,380
Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC	2	$87,539
Sound Agriculture Company	2	$99,668
Amazon Data Services, Inc	2	$125,389
Heath Research Inc	2	$66,210
Seek Labs, Inc	2	$80,738
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home	2	$105,722
Brandeis University	2	$90,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation	1	$62,400
Amazon Studios, LLC	1	$128,981
Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.)	1	$58,099
Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation	1	$52,936
United Genetics Seeds Company	1	$64,834
University of Mississippi	1	$87,000
National Institute of Aerospace Associates	1	$75,240
NuProbe USA, Inc.	1	$73,341
Amazon Development Centeru.s., Inc.	1	$150,000
Amazon Advertising LLC	1	$164,953
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company	1	$95,570
Crystal Pharmatech Inc.	1	$78,000
University of North Texas Health Science Center-Fort Worth	1	$62,564
Genomatica, Inc.	1	$120,000
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.	1	$113,000
Madagoni LLC	1	$91,832
General Hospital Corporation	1	$73,195
Evozyne, Inc.	1	$110,000
Baxter Healthcare Corporation	1	$120,000
Nova Southeastern University	1	$80,000
University of North Texas	1	$60,000
Ellison Institute, LLC	1	$89,970
University of Texas Medical Branch	1	$65,057

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$80,000
Level II (qualified)	$84,240
Level III (experienced)	$87,071
Level IV (fully competent)	$87,994

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	131	$83,400
FY2024	84	$85,000
FY2025	86	$80,248
FY2026	70	$85,462

Cities

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).