UX Researcher at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a UX Researcher on an H-1B?
$165k Google has filed 198 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of UX Researcher with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $165k. Most of those filings fall between $151k and $188k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
198
Median base salary
$165k
Middle 50%
$151k to $188k
Filings and pay by year
UX Researcher at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 21 | $180k |
| FY2025 | 44 | $170k |
| FY2024 | 37 | $167k |
| FY2023 | 51 | $163k |
| FY2022 | 38 | $161k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $174k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $151k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $125k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $142k |
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 | 51 | $166k |
| New York, NY | 44 | $176k |
| San Francisco, CA | 31 | $171k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 25 | $166k |
| Seattle, WA | 14 | $150k |
| Kirkland, WA | 7 | $137k |
| San Bruno, CA | 4 | $154k |
| Madison, WI | 3 | $115k |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $163k |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 2 | $148k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $184k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $185k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 27 | $161k |
| Level II | 79 | $162k |
| Level III | 52 | $183k |
| Level IV | 13 | $205k |