Research Specialist, H-1B salary
What 1,159 H-1B filings report for “Research Specialist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Specialist?
$60k median H-1B base salary for a Research Specialist, typically $42k to $89k, across 1,159 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Minnesota at $126k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Minnesota26$126k+$66k
- 2New York127$70k+$10k
- 3Texas47$70k+$10k
- 4Maryland26$67k+$7k
- 5California131$66k+$6k
- 6Virginia73$65k+$5k
- 7Massachusetts155$64k+$4k
- 8North Carolina36$62k+$2k
- 9Iowa24$60ksame
- 10Illinois149$60ksame
- 11North Dakota32$51k−$9k
- 12Missouri32$51k−$9k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $60kfor 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 Specialist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Specialist roles are Howard Hughes, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Wisconsin System, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Specialist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Howard Hughes366 filings$70k
- 2University of Illinois at Chicago74 filings$56k
- 3University of Wisconsin System51 filings$48k
- 4Brigham and Women's Hospital42 filings$69k
- 5Weill Cornell Medical College36 filings$68k
- 6University of Massachusetts Medical School36 filings$52k
- 7Emory University33 filings$40k
- 8North Dakota State University32 filings$51k
- 9Northwestern University29 filings$64k
- 10University of Iowa24 filings$61k
- 11Washington University22 filings$51k
- 12University of Pittsburgh22 filings$42k
- 133M Company18 filings$130k
- 14University of Illinois15 filings$59k
- 15University of Arizona14 filings$41k
- 16Massachusetts General Hospital14 filings$59k
- 17Children's Hospital Los Angeles13 filings$63k
- 18University of Chicago12 filings$56k
- 19North Carolina State University11 filings$58k
- 20University of Connecticut11 filings$69k
- 21Sanford Health10 filings$38k
- 22The Rockefeller University10 filings$67k
- 23University of Virginia10 filings$49k
- 24Ohio State University8 filings$78k
- 25Arizona State University8 filings$53k
- 26ClinRe8 filings$43k
- 27Georgetown University8 filings$51k
- 28University of Wisconsin-Madison7 filings$40k
- 29University of Missouri7 filings$42k
- 30University of Minnesota7 filings$47k
- 31Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute6 filings$62k
- 32University of North Carolina at Pembroke6 filings$37k
- 33Nokia6 filings$130k
- 34Oklahoma State University6 filings$28k
- 35Yipit5 filings$89k
- 36Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute5 filings$50k
- 37Rice University5 filings$50k
- 38Johrei Institute5 filings$80k
- 39Dow4 filings$92k
- 40University of Pennsylvania4 filings$64k
- 41Getty Center4 filings$76k
- 42University of North Texas Health Science Center4 filings$46k
- 43Brandeis University3 filings$46k
- 44Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary3 filings$70k
- 45McLean Hospital3 filings$55k
- 46Johns Hopkins University3 filings$41k
- 47Temple University3 filings$53k
- 48University of Illinois Springfield3 filings$65k
- 49University of Maryland, Baltimore County3 filings$68k
- 50Clemson University3 filings$42k
Related titles in this family
3,767 filings carry “Research Specialist” in the title, across 360 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Research Specialist590 filings$91k
- 2Research Specialist II154 filings$55k
- 3Market Research Specialist129 filings$60k
- 4Sr. Research Specialist99 filings$70k
- 5Research Specialist I95 filings$49k
- 6Research Specialist D88 filings$75k
- 7Research Specialist, Lead80 filings$49k
- 8Visiting Research Specialist80 filings$50k
- 9Research Specialist C77 filings$60k
- 10Research Specialist B76 filings$46k
- 11Research Specialist, Senior67 filings$60k
- 12Clinical Research Specialist55 filings$60k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Specialist”; 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.