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Research Manager: H-1B salaries

68 labor condition applications used the job title Research Manager. Median offered base salary $97,844; middle half $88,261–$148,746.

Applications (LCAs)68

Median offered salary$97,844

Middle half of salaries$88,261–$148,746

10th–90th percentile$75,000–$200,818

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
World Services US Inc.	8	$90,000
Meta Platforms, Inc	6	$262,640
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	6	$90,308
The University of Chicago	4	$70,526
The Sphere Institute	3	$156,499
Northwestern University	3	$105,000
Capvision Pro Corporation	2	$98,500
Low Country Pain Center, LLC	2	$90,000
The University of Iowa	2	$73,950
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health	2	$93,662
Kansas State University	2	$100,516
Evidence Action Inc.	2	$79,005
Partnership for Strong Communities, Inc.	2	$87,194
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC	1	$125,000
University of Utah	1	—
M&F Consulting and Planning Corp	1	$125,000
Iowa Select Farms, LLLP	1	$79,560
GfK Custom Research, LLC	1	$67,621
Bot Auto CA Inc.	1	$160,000
Machine Intelligence Research Institute	1	$200,000
Lennox International Inc.	1	$146,259
Weill Cornell Medical College	1	$80,000
Google LLC	1	$190,000
Point72 Private Investments, LLC f/k/a Point72 Ventures, LLC	1	$250,000
Forecasting Research Institute	1	$105,000
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings, Inc.	1	$201,168
W.M. Rice University	1	$75,000
M&C Saatchi World Services	1	$100,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	1	$65,416
Global Private Capital Association	1	$92,082
Rethink Priorities	1	$122,100
MATS Research, Inc.	1	$130,000
Upwork Services LLC	1	$190,800
Cbre, Inc.	1	$112,694
CDK Global, LLC	1	$128,814
A.T. Kearney, Inc.	1	$156,208
True North Insights, Inc.	1	$120,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$86,202
Level II (qualified)	$102,500
Level III (experienced)	$97,178
Level IV (fully competent)	$182,958

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	16	$125,000
FY2024	9	$90,000
FY2025	14	$97,844
FY2026	25	$90,000

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).