Research Sciences at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Research Sciences on an H-1B?
$188k Microsoft has filed 181 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Research Sciences with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $188k. Most of those filings fall between $171k and $201k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
181
Median base salary
$188k
Middle 50%
$171k to $201k
Filings and pay by year
Research Sciences at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 35 | $195k |
| FY2025 | 40 | $193k |
| FY2024 | 30 | $183k |
| FY2023 | 37 | $182k |
| FY2022 | 39 | $169k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 128 | $188k |
| Bellevue, WA | 15 | $169k |
| New York, NY | 14 | $209k |
| Mountain View, CA | 8 | $207k |
| Los Altos, CA | 3 | $171k |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $147k |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $210k |
| Champaign, IL | 1 | $200k |
| Hayward, CA | 1 | $209k |
| Hillsboro, OR | 1 | $160k |
| Lakewood, CO | 1 | $186k |
| Littleton, CO | 1 | $146k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 31 | $162k |
| Level III | 132 | $189k |
| Level IV | 18 | $213k |