AI Research Scientist, H-1B salary
What 160 H-1B filings report for “AI Research Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an AI Research Scientist?
$202k median H-1B base salary for an AI Research Scientist, typically $148k to $280k, across 160 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2020 to FY2026). Highest in California at $220k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California85$220k+$18k
- 2New York33$200k−$2k
- 3Washington23$180k−$22k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $202kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an AI Research Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for AI Research Scientist roles are Meta, Two Sigma, Latent AI, and Miromind, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full AI Research Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Meta118 filings$214k
- 2Two Sigma10 filings$215k
- 3Latent AI5 filings$120k
- 4Miromind4 filings$150k
- 5Autodesk2 filings$209k
- 6Domyn2 filings$148k
- 7Helport AI2 filings$130k
- 8Randstad2 filings$158k
- 9Arcee AI1 filings$174k
- 10Blue Wave Capital and Consulting1 filings$72k
- 11Chai Research1 filings$300k
- 12Collaborative Robotics1 filings$200k
- 13Duolingo1 filings$200k
- 14Exscientia, Inc.1 filings$148k
- 15Happyrobot1 filings$85k
- 16Path Robotics1 filings$98k
- 17Platinum Venture Labs1 filings$91k
- 18Radical AI1 filings$240k
- 19Sailplane PBC1 filings$180k
- 20Siemens1 filings$165k
- 21SpreeAI1 filings$190k
- 22U.S. Bank NA1 filings$205k
- 23LinqAlpha1 filings$69k
Related titles in this family
214 filings carry “AI Research Scientist” in the title, across 27 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior AI Research Scientist20 filings$155k
- 2Advanced AI Research Scientist Manager5 filings$230k
- 3AI Research Scientist II2 filings$140k
- 4AI Research Scientist, Large Language Model2 filings$300k
- 5Principal AI Research Scientist2 filings$219k
- 6Principal Blockchain-AI Research Scientist2 filings$208k
- 7Staff AI Research Scientist2 filings$196k
- 8Advanced AI Research Scientist Associate Manager1 filings$185k
- 9Advanced AI Research Scientist Senior Manager1 filings$300k
- 10AI Research Scientist (00064472)1 filings$124k
- 11AI Research Scientist - Assistant Professor1 filings$95k
- 12AI Research Scientist, Generative Modeling for Materials1 filings$213k
Figures are for the exact title “AI Research Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.