Researcher, H-1B salary
What 1,216 H-1B filings report for “Researcher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Researcher?
$90k median H-1B base salary for a Researcher, typically $52k to $177k, across 1,216 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $160k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington259$160k+$70k
- 2New York52$148k+$58k
- 3Texas29$140k+$50k
- 4New Jersey20$131k+$41k
- 5Michigan75$105k+$15k
- 6California299$74k−$16k
- 7Massachusetts185$69k−$21k
- 8Virginia27$68k−$22k
- 9Pennsylvania78$68k−$22k
- 10District of Columbia24$63k−$27k
- 11Tennessee29$50k−$40k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor 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 Researcher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Researcher roles are Microsoft, Massachusetts General Hospital, California Institute of Technology, Penn State University Park, and American Institutes for Research, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Researcher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft238 filings$162k
- 2Massachusetts General Hospital140 filings$66k
- 3California Institute of Technology117 filings$55k
- 4Penn State University Park66 filings$68k
- 5American Institutes for Research64 filings$69k
- 6General Motors63 filings$108k
- 7National Bureau of Economic Research33 filings$277k
- 8St. Jude Children's Research Hospital28 filings$50k
- 9NEC Laboratories America20 filings$148k
- 10Global Energy Monitor18 filings$73k
- 11Elevance Health18 filings$65k
- 12Vicarious16 filings$155k
- 13Dimensional Fund Advisors15 filings$160k
- 14Hitachi America13 filings$83k
- 15Nissan12 filings$122k
- 16Jane Street11 filings$300k
- 17University of Nebraska Medical Center11 filings$53k
- 18Shell9 filings$140k
- 19Wormpex AI Research9 filings$160k
- 20Meta9 filings$150k
- 21Nvidia8 filings$205k
- 22University of Louisville7 filings$61k
- 23Waymo7 filings$209k
- 24Emery Pharma6 filings$91k
- 25Rayliant Investment Research6 filings$80k
- 26Amphastar Pharmaceuticals6 filings$67k
- 27Mathematica6 filings$139k
- 28International Council on Clean Transportation6 filings$77k
- 29Nevada Nanotech Systems5 filings$81k
- 30Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital5 filings$75k
- 31Toyota5 filings$105k
- 32Precision Development4 filings$84k
- 33Service Employee International Union Local 5214 filings$64k
- 34University of Minnesota4 filings$108k
- 35University of California, San Francisco4 filings$130k
- 36Anheuser-Busch4 filings$77k
- 37Elemental Cognition4 filings$162k
- 38Ericsson4 filings$127k
- 39Apollo.io4 filings$146k
- 40Allscripts Managed Services3 filings$89k
- 41HoYoverse3 filings$480k
- 42Deel3 filings$133k
- 43Human Rights Watch3 filings$72k
- 44Intellipro Group3 filings$100k
- 45New England Research Institutes3 filings$55k
- 46One Earth Future Foundation3 filings$62k
- 47Sheeta Global Tech3 filings$60k
- 48University of Hawaii3 filings$72k
- 49University of Wisconsin System3 filings$60k
- 50White & Case3 filings$131k
Related titles in this family
17,384 filings carry “Researcher” in the title, across 2,550 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Postdoctoral Researcher2,893 filings$55k
- 2Quantitative Researcher2,358 filings$173k
- 3UX Researcher566 filings$140k
- 4Senior Researcher368 filings$130k
- 5Assistant Researcher350 filings$86k
- 6User Experience Researcher263 filings$140k
- 7Associate Researcher233 filings$65k
- 8Researcher 5223 filings$60k
- 9Researcher V199 filings$56k
- 10Security Researcher188 filings$111k
- 11Researcher 6151 filings$65k
- 12Survey Researcher142 filings$48k
Figures are for the exact title “Researcher”; 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.