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Research Scientist III: H-1B salaries

219 labor condition applications used the job title Research Scientist III. Median offered base salary $116,725; middle half $84,864–$182,455.

Applications (LCAs)219

Median offered salary$116,725

Middle half of salaries$84,864–$182,455

10th–90th percentile$74,001–$200,700

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Amazon.com Services LLC	80	$185,950
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	21	$76,226
Seattle Children's Hospital	16	$76,431
Tokyo Electron America, Inc.	10	$135,304
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	10	$203,900
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.	9	$114,000
Health Research Inc.	8	$93,966
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	8	$95,325
Colorado State University	5	$94,300
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	5	$72,000
University of Texas Medical Branch	5	$70,000
The University of Arizona	4	$61,500
Tufts University	3	$86,000
SRI International	3	$131,872
University of New Hampshire	3	$80,000
Chewy, Inc.	3	$190,190
The University of Tennessee	2	$75,305
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	2	$127,170
Wolfspeed, Inc.	2	$124,875
Michigan Technological University	2	$80,000
GenScript USA Inc.	2	$109,592
Tokyo Electron Technology Center, America, LLC	1	$125,000
Twitch Interactive, Inc.	1	$202,400
Integrated Dna Technologies	1	$80,438
The University of Texas at Arlington	1	$63,036
Curia Global, Inc.	1	—
TEL Technology Center, America, LLC.	1	$130,000
Nitto Denko Avecia, Inc.	1	$113,896
ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.	1	$62,400
University of North Texas	1	$88,108
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	1	$88,938
Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.)	1	$89,250
Lonza Tampa LLC	1	$92,000
W.M. Rice University	1	—
BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC	1	$103,200
Lonza Houston Inc	1	$82,960
The Broad Institute, Inc.	1	$126,045

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$88,000
Level II (qualified)	$100,000
Level III (experienced)	$164,400
Level IV (fully competent)	$94,650

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	58	$110,080
FY2024	50	$98,479
FY2025	63	$140,000
FY2026	41	$123,299

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).