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Staff Research Scientist: H-1B salaries
144 labor condition applications used the job title Staff Research Scientist. Median offered base salary $202,322; middle half $160,000–$242,294.
Applications (LCAs)144
Median offered salary$202,322
Middle half of salaries$160,000–$242,294
10th–90th percentile$123,109–$267,805
Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | 44 | $239,560 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 32 | $155,300 |
| Boston Dynamics, Inc. | 13 | $176,470 |
| Google LLC | 8 | $272,500 |
| Upstart Network, Inc. | 6 | $160,000 |
| Washington University | 6 | $57,744 |
| Mobi Systems, Inc. | 5 | $190,000 |
| Mongodb, Inc. | 4 | $300,000 |
| Chewy, Inc. | 3 | $216,600 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | 3 | $71,448 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc. | 3 | $159,452 |
| Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc. | 2 | $69,482 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 2 | $240,460 |
| StriVR Labs, Inc. | 1 | $166,500 |
| PAII Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| Afiniti, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 |
| Auris Health, Inc. | 1 | $205,300 |
| Tools for Humanity Corporation | 1 | $180,773 |
| Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI) | 1 | $285,000 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 1 | $258,524 |
| Otter.ai, Inc. | 1 | $258,000 |
| Epsilon Data Management LLC | 1 | $152,800 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc. | 1 | $241,000 |
| Pindrop Security, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 1 | $250,370 |
| Hippocratic AI, Inc | 1 | $300,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | $105,758 |
| Level II (qualified) | $182,468 |
| Level III (experienced) | $224,140 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $210,764 |
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 | 29 | $160,000 |
| FY2024 | 33 | $180,000 |
| FY2025 | 37 | $228,073 |
| FY2026 | 44 | $220,000 |
Cities
- Yorktown Heights, NY25
- Foster City, CA16
- Waltham, MA13
- Palo Alto, CA12
- San Jose, CA12
- Atlanta, GA7
- St. Louis, MO6
- Cambridge, MA6
- Mountain View, CA6
- Somerville, MA5
- Austin, TX4
- San Francisco, CA4
- Boston, MA3
- Baltimore, MD3
- Santa Clara, CA3
- New York, NY2
- Dublin, OH2
- Greenwood, SC2
- Chatham, NJ1
- Goleta, CA1
- Columbus, OH1
- Glastonbury, CT1
- Cupertino, CA1
- Washington, DC1
- Redwood City, CA1
- Washington D.C, DC1
- Menlo Park, CA1
- Highlands Ranch, CO1
- Durham, NC1
- Secaucus, NJ1
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).