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Research Technician I, H-1B salary

What 79 H-1B filings report for “Research Technician I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Research Technician I?

$36k median H-1B base salary for a Research Technician I, typically $30k to $46k, across 79 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$30k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$32k–$38k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$35,500
79 filings
Top (p90)
$46k
90th percentile
p10 $30k
median $36k
p90 $46k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Missouri49$34k−$2k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $36kfor 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 Technician I?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Technician I roles are Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ. Indianapolis, Children's National Medical Center, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Technician I filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

410 filings carry “Research Technician I” in the title, across 17 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Research Technician I”; 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.