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Research Director, H-1B salary

What 117 H-1B filings report for “Research Director” (LCA, FY20172026): 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).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$72k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$85k–$128k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$106,000
117 filings
Top (p90)
$180k
90th percentile
p10 $72k
median $106k
p90 $180k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 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

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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.

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.