Research Scientist at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Research Scientist on an H-1B?
$192k Google has filed 711 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Research Scientist with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $192k. Most of those filings fall between $179k and $214k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
711
Median base salary
$192k
Middle 50%
$179k to $214k
Filings and pay by year
Research Scientist at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 197 | $205k |
| FY2025 | 189 | $193k |
| FY2024 | 130 | $182k |
| FY2023 | 117 | $169k |
| FY2022 | 69 | $169k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $138k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $138k |
| FY2017 | 4 | $150k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 354 | $196k |
| New York, NY | 155 | $192k |
| San Francisco, CA | 35 | $187k |
| Seattle, WA | 34 | $164k |
| Cambridge, MA | 23 | $180k |
| Goleta, CA | 23 | $174k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 23 | $200k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 15 | $180k |
| Kirkland, WA | 10 | $177k |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 6 | $168k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $214k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $169k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 41 | $169k |
| Level II | 412 | $200k |
| Level III | 91 | $209k |
| Level IV | 22 | $279k |