Laboratory Research Technician, H-1B salary
What 25 H-1B filings report for “Laboratory Research Technician” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Laboratory Research Technician?
$40k median H-1B base salary for a Laboratory Research Technician, typically $36k to $51k, across 25 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Pennsylvania20$40ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $40kfor 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 a Laboratory Research Technician?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Laboratory Research Technician roles are University of Pittsburgh, University of Vermont, and Virginia Commonwealth University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Laboratory Research Technician filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Pittsburgh19 filings$40k
- 2University of Vermont3 filings$45k
- 3Virginia Commonwealth University2 filings$33k
- 4OCMS Bio LLC1 filings$62k
Related titles in this family
35 filings carry “Laboratory Research Technician” in the title, across 6 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Laboratory Research Technician II4 filings$40k
- 2Laboratory Research Technician III2 filings$49k
- 3Laboratory Research Technician IV2 filings$55k
- 4Laboratory Research Technician - Chemistry and Biology1 filings$37k
- 5Laboratory Research Technician I1 filings$40k
Figures are for the exact title “Laboratory Research Technician”; 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.