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R&D Scientist: H-1B salaries

55 labor condition applications used the job title R&D Scientist. Median offered base salary $90,482; middle half $79,934–$115,000.

Applications (LCAs)55

Median offered salary$90,482

Middle half of salaries$79,934–$115,000

10th–90th percentile$72,300–$137,299

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Rust-Oleum Corporation	8	$80,642
Agilent Technologies, Inc.	7	$125,460
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	3	$115,960
EMD Performance Materials Corporation	2	$103,250
Lonza Houston Inc	2	$94,000
MPL Brands NV, INC	2	$77,407
Atoco, Inc.	2	$82,400
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.	2	$99,840
General Mills, Inc.	1	$86,050
Rock Fiber Inc	1	$120,000
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.	1	$115,000
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.	1	$115,000
Izon Science US LLC	1	$85,000
Infinity Bio, Inc.	1	$77,000
Byrne Dairy, Inc.	1	$73,000
Heraeus Epurio LLC	1	$82,000
Lentigen Technology, Inc.	1	$105,338
Ageis Bio, LLC	1	$72,000
Medline Industries, LP.	1	$144,040
Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory)	1	$130,083
Essilor of America, Inc.	1	$137,299
Egglife Foods, Inc.	1	$70,000
Luxottica of America Inc.	1	$137,299
Entegris, Inc.	1	$61,672
Sepax Technologies, Inc.	1	$75,000
Harmoni International Spice, Inc.	1	$101,378
GDB International, Inc.	1	$85,000
The Procter & Gamble Company	1	$141,000
The Euclid Chemical Company	1	$65,000
Idaho Milk Products, Inc.	1	$81,682
Mankiewicz Coatings LLC	1	$95,784
Solidec Inc.	1	$117,478
The Sherwin-Williams Company	1	$101,566
Kerry Inc.	1	$85,469
Lactalis Cheese and Dairy Holding	1	$74,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$78,280
Level II (qualified)	$91,749
Level III (experienced)	$100,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$122,470

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	11	$86,965
FY2024	13	$82,000
FY2025	16	$99,329
FY2026	14	$98,675

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).