Research Scientist Engineer 3, H-1B salary
What 23 H-1B filings report for “Research Scientist Engineer 3” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Scientist Engineer 3?
$84k median H-1B base salary for a Research Scientist Engineer 3, typically $75k to $120k, across 23 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2024 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington22$84ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $84kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Washington21 filings$84k
- 2Adobe2 filings$185k
Related titles in this family
25 filings carry “Research Scientist Engineer 3” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Business Title Research Scientist/Engineer 31 filings$160k
- 2Research Scientist/Engineer 3 (118.3189.5)1 filings$195k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Scientist Engineer 3”; 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.