Research Director, H-1B salary
What 117 H-1B filings report for “Research Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Director?
$106k median H-1B base salary for a Research Director, typically $72k to $180k, across 117 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California27$128k+$22k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $106kfor 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 Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Director roles are Material Holdings, Gen, University of Chicago, Hanover Research, and Pearson, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Director filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Material Holdings7 filings$128k
- 2Gen7 filings$115k
- 3University of Chicago7 filings$150k
- 4Hanover Research7 filings$83k
- 5Pearson4 filings$85k
- 6Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy3 filings$250k
- 7Respondent3 filings$72k
- 8Nielsen3 filings$97k
- 9University of Tennessee3 filings$108k
- 10University of California, Irvine3 filings$111k
- 11Meta3 filings$262k
- 12MarketVision Research3 filings$85k
- 13Centre for Effective Altruism2 filings$85k
- 14Corning2 filings$190k
- 15Geneshifters LLC2 filings$59k
- 16GfK2 filings$116k
- 17Race Forward2 filings$82k
- 18St. John's University2 filings$69k
- 19The Dan Foundation Inc.2 filings$110k
- 20TerraCotta Fund Manager2 filings$180k
- 21United Voices for Newcomer Rights2 filings$70k
- 22Zeno Group2 filings$100k
- 23Divers Alert Network2 filings$120k
- 24Lieberman Research Worldwide2 filings$101k
- 25Mediabrands2 filings$128k
- 2655 Capital Partners LLC1 filings$150k
- 27Accountability Project Institute1 filings$73k
- 28Thomas Jefferson University1 filings$103k
- 29Agri-Advantage LLC1 filings$70k
- 30Bowergroupasia1 filings$65k
- 31Business Executives for National Security1 filings$82k
- 32Big Village Insights, Inc.1 filings$94k
- 33Ceb1 filings$115k
- 34Center for National Independence in Politics1 filings$31k
- 35Center for Economic and Policy Research1 filings$77k
- 36Delos Living1 filings$125k
- 37East Tennessee State University1 filings$74k
- 38Forensic Panel Corp1 filings$85k
- 39Feelmore Labs1 filings$103k
- 40Gartner1 filings$115k
- 41Georgia State University1 filings$101k
- 42HUGE1 filings$130k
- 43Harvard University1 filings$100k
- 44Home Health Aide Training Institute Inc.1 filings$108k
- 45Insight Strategy Group1 filings$115k
- 46Lrn1 filings$72k
- 47New Markets Lab1 filings$60k
- 48Orc International1 filings$92k
- 49Ohayo Valley, Inc.1 filings$177k
- 50Peak Gastroenterology Associates, PC1 filings$130k
Related titles in this family
262 filings carry “Research Director” in the title, across 74 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Clinical Research Director13 filings$120k
- 2Associate Research Director11 filings$89k
- 3Rheumatologist & Research Director, Agh/Wp Internal Medicine7 filings$200k
- 4Quantitative Research Director5 filings$200k
- 5Assistant Research Director4 filings$95k
- 6Stock Research Director4 filings$141k
- 7Associate Producer/Research Director3 filings$70k
- 8Chief Editor and Research Director3 filings$59k
- 9Deputy Research Director3 filings$78k
- 10Humic Research Director3 filings$100k
- 11Institutional Research Director3 filings$70k
- 12Operations Research Director3 filings$250k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Director”; 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.