Research Scholar, H-1B salary
What 357 H-1B filings report for “Research Scholar” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Scholar?
$67k median H-1B base salary for a Research Scholar, typically $52k to $88k, across 357 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $68k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York156$68k+$1k
- 2North Carolina127$65k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $67kfor 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 Scholar?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Scholar roles are Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, North Carolina State University, Duke University, New York University, and Princeton University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Scholar filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center126 filings$67k
- 2North Carolina State University72 filings$66k
- 3Duke University51 filings$60k
- 4New York University22 filings$71k
- 5Princeton University14 filings$105k
- 6Boise State University5 filings$79k
- 7University of Idaho5 filings$58k
- 8National Institute of Aerospace5 filings$57k
- 9Morehouse School of Medicine4 filings$43k
- 10University of New Mexico4 filings$80k
- 11Rice University4 filings$78k
- 12Wake Forest University3 filings$48k
- 13Xavier University of Louisiana3 filings$51k
- 14Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences3 filings$130k
- 15Bard College3 filings$78k
- 16Columbia University2 filings$153k
- 17Eastern Virginia Medical School2 filings$45k
- 18Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation2 filings$56k
- 19Old Dominion University2 filings$60k
- 20Purdue University2 filings$79k
- 21Vanderbilt University Medical Center2 filings$49k
- 22Western University of Health Sciences2 filings$50k
- 23Arizona State University2 filings$54k
- 24NCIRE2 filings$60k
- 25Albert Einstein College of Medicine1 filings$75k
- 26California Institute of Technology1 filings$50k
- 27Chan Zuckerberg Biohub1 filings$71k
- 28Johns Hopkins University1 filings$122k
- 29Mayo Clinic1 filings$87k
- 30Michigan State University1 filings$62k
- 31Novartis1 filings$59k
- 32The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research1 filings$71k
- 33The Catholic University of America1 filings$82k
- 34University of Southern California1 filings$72k
- 35University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1 filings$52k
- 36VMware1 filings$193k
- 37Virginia Commonwealth University1 filings$60k
- 38Wichita State University1 filings$41k
- 39West Virginia University1 filings$77k
Related titles in this family
2,030 filings carry “Research Scholar” in the title, across 85 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Postdoctoral Research Scholar1,105 filings$56k
- 2Associate Research Scholar358 filings$71k
- 3Social Science Research Scholar33 filings$106k
- 4Senior Research Scholar26 filings$98k
- 5Visiting Research Scholar25 filings$65k
- 6International Research Scholar12 filings$67k
- 7Research Scholar, Center for Coronary Artery Disease8 filings$47k
- 8Junior Research Scholar7 filings$74k
- 9Assistant Research Scholar4 filings$91k
- 10International Law Research Scholar4 filings$96k
- 11Lecturer/Associate Research Scholar3 filings$97k
- 12Post-Doctoral Research Scholar/Fellow3 filings$54k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Scholar”; 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.