Research Analyst, H-1B salary
What 2,479 H-1B filings report for “Research Analyst” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Analyst?
$88k median H-1B base salary for a Research Analyst, typically $55k to $175k, across 2,479 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $132k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York875$132k+$44k
- 2Connecticut77$125k+$37k
- 3Florida60$92k+$4k
- 4New Jersey78$85k−$3k
- 5California318$84k−$4k
- 6Massachusetts254$78k−$10k
- 7Illinois143$78k−$10k
- 8Pennsylvania50$77k−$11k
- 9North Carolina84$76k−$12k
- 10Virginia66$72k−$16k
- 11Texas124$68k−$20k
- 12Maryland33$63k−$25k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $88kfor 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 Research Analyst?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Analyst roles are Point72, Zifo, Millennium Management, The Brattle Group, and IHS Markit, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Analyst filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Point72341 filings$161k
- 2Zifo329 filings$78k
- 3Millennium Management119 filings$124k
- 4The Brattle Group64 filings$87k
- 5IHS Markit58 filings$82k
- 6University of Chicago27 filings$62k
- 7Tanius Technology27 filings$100k
- 8Fidelity23 filings$105k
- 9University of Pennsylvania21 filings$83k
- 10Indiana University19 filings$55k
- 11Independent Project Analysis17 filings$75k
- 12University of Kentucky16 filings$43k
- 13Urban Institute16 filings$62k
- 14Crcm LP15 filings$60k
- 15Interpret14 filings$60k
- 16Peterson Institute for International Economics14 filings$50k
- 17Wood Mackenzie12 filings$75k
- 18Invesco12 filings$120k
- 19JPMorgan Chase12 filings$140k
- 20Rhodium Group12 filings$83k
- 21Franchise Information Services11 filings$45k
- 22Nomura10 filings$55k
- 23Marshall Wace10 filings$170k
- 24Aurora Energy Research9 filings$86k
- 25Insurance Institute for Highway Safety9 filings$80k
- 26Research Foundation of CUNY9 filings$69k
- 27Citi9 filings$200k
- 28Lazard9 filings$90k
- 29Massar Capital Management LP9 filings$115k
- 30Russell Investments9 filings$77k
- 31STATinMED Research9 filings$63k
- 32William Blair9 filings$180k
- 33Advancy8 filings$100k
- 34AQR Capital8 filings$125k
- 35Summit Street Capital Management8 filings$102k
- 36AllianceBernstein8 filings$175k
- 37Montaka Global Investments8 filings$120k
- 38Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co7 filings$150k
- 39MarketAxess7 filings$120k
- 40Rice University7 filings$66k
- 41Kharon7 filings$52k
- 42Himalaya Capital Management7 filings$180k
- 43Lord Abbett7 filings$150k
- 44Ipsos7 filings$59k
- 45Coefficient Giving7 filings$80k
- 46Baron & Baron LLP6 filings$185k
- 47Matthews International Capital Management6 filings$158k
- 48McKinsey6 filings$81k
- 49Summitworks Technologies6 filings$75k
- 50The Clear Fund6 filings$71k
Related titles in this family
24,300 filings carry “Research Analyst” in the title, across 3,270 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Market Research Analyst6,270 filings$60k
- 2Operations Research Analyst3,289 filings$72k
- 3Operations Research Analysts1,562 filings$88k
- 4Quantitative Research Analyst577 filings$140k
- 5Marketing Research Analyst392 filings$59k
- 6Senior Research Analyst367 filings$88k
- 7Operation Research Analyst302 filings$70k
- 8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists180 filings$66k
- 9Market Research Analysts166 filings$59k
- 10Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist163 filings$64k
- 11Senior Market Research Analyst119 filings$88k
- 12Vice President, Research Analyst104 filings$184k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Analyst”; 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.