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Research Specialist: H-1B salaries

496 labor condition applications used the job title Research Specialist. Median offered base salary $66,000; middle half $52,341–$81,800.

Applications (LCAs)496

Median offered salary$66,000

Middle half of salaries$52,341–$81,800

10th–90th percentile$43,909–$92,759

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	121	$86,940
University of Wisconsin System	37	$48,381
Northwestern University	25	$63,856
North Dakota State University	25	$54,000
University of Illinois Chicago	25	$66,779
Emory University	24	$40,228
Weill Cornell Medical College	23	$70,325
Brigham and Women's Hospital	20	$69,997
The University of Iowa	14	$70,137
Washington University	12	$50,928
University of Illinois	11	$62,000
University of Pittsburgh	11	$44,070
University of Illinois at Chicago	10	$58,000
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	7	$62,325
General Hospital Corporation	7	$56,878
The Rockefeller University	6	$66,500
ClinRe Inc.	6	$43,264
The University of Chicago	5	$55,000
North Carolina State University	4	$55,110
Arizona State University	4	$57,724
University of Connecticut	4	$68,578
Sanford Research	3	$39,624
The Ohio State University	3	$65,004
McLean Hospital	3	$54,995
3M Company	3	$142,406
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	3	$53,000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary	3	$70,450
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	3	$67,619
University of Massachusetts Medical School	2	$51,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	2	$69,898
The University of Virginia	2	$48,500
Vanderbilt University	2	$67,166
University of Illinois Springfield	2	$65,000
Core Pharma LLC	2	$60,134
Yipit, LLC	2	$97,542
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2	$49,234
Univ of WI System	2	$41,094
Braskem America, Inc.	2	$140,634
3M Healthcare US Opco LLC	2	$136,904
The University of Alabama	2	$60,000
Washington University in St. Louis	2	$60,600
ClinRÃ© Inc.	2	$43,254
HMH Hospitals Corporation	2	$61,812
Sanford	2	$38,803
Michigan State University	2	$72,203
Cell Biologics, Inc	2	$41,000
University of Rochester	2	$50,500
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	2	$67,267
Texas Department of State Health Services	2	$72,726
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	1	$80,000
Georgetown University	1	$54,860
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	1	$51,134
Northern California Institute for Research and Education	1	$81,203
Trustees of Boston University	1	$53,000
W.M. Rice University	1	$54,798
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.	1	$150,888
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.	1	$67,080
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U	1	—
New York Medical College	1	$61,610
Perkinelmer US LLC	1	$57,678

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$55,000
Level II (qualified)	$80,500
Level III (experienced)	$85,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$92,997

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	122	$65,500
FY2024	121	$66,560
FY2025	124	$64,272
FY2026	92	$67,707

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).