Senior Researcher, H-1B salary
What 368 H-1B filings report for “Senior Researcher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Researcher?
$130k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Researcher, typically $62k to $192k, across 368 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $180k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington55$180k+$50k
- 2California89$168k+$38k
- 3New York25$130ksame
- 4Michigan45$119k−$11k
- 5Texas22$93k−$37k
- 6Tennessee23$59k−$71k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $130kfor 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 Senior Researcher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Researcher roles are Tencent, General Motors, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Microsoft, and American Institutes for Research, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Researcher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Tencent72 filings$175k
- 2General Motors45 filings$119k
- 3St. Jude Children's Research Hospital21 filings$59k
- 4Microsoft20 filings$181k
- 5American Institutes for Research20 filings$76k
- 6Dolby12 filings$165k
- 7ExxonMobil12 filings$119k
- 8USG9 filings$105k
- 9Fujitsu8 filings$155k
- 10Human Rights Watch8 filings$86k
- 11Dimensional Fund Advisors6 filings$228k
- 12University of Louisville6 filings$63k
- 13University of Oklahoma5 filings$73k
- 14Vicarious5 filings$197k
- 15University of Houston4 filings$71k
- 16Aima4 filings$81k
- 17Comcast3 filings$91k
- 18FedEx3 filings$98k
- 19Salesforce3 filings$135k
- 203M Company3 filings$116k
- 21SAP3 filings$135k
- 22Nokia3 filings$200k
- 23American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy2 filings$92k
- 24Atsp Innovations, Inc.2 filings$82k
- 25American University2 filings$95k
- 26Augmented Leadership Institute2 filings$57k
- 27Baidu2 filings$194k
- 28Flexport2 filings$180k
- 29FrameWorks Institute2 filings$91k
- 30Hitachi America2 filings$122k
- 31Instacart2 filings$171k
- 32Mathematica2 filings$158k
- 33Netflix2 filings$263k
- 34Nouryon2 filings$108k
- 35Peptune Inc2 filings$82k
- 36Proxima Beta U.S2 filings$163k
- 37Tradewell Technologies Inc.2 filings$130k
- 38University of Virginia2 filings$65k
- 39Utah State University2 filings$72k
- 40Veolia2 filings$149k
- 41Worldquant Predictive Technologies, LLC2 filings$145k
- 42White & Case2 filings$150k
- 43Albert Einstein College of Medicine1 filings$156k
- 44Apple1 filings$175k
- 45Atlassian1 filings$145k
- 46Cortica-US, Inc.1 filings$175k
- 47Cyber Immunity, Inc.1 filings$112k
- 48Carnegie Mellon University1 filings$75k
- 49Chapin Hall Center for Children1 filings$95k
- 50Coderrect Inc.1 filings$150k
Related titles in this family
553 filings carry “Senior Researcher” in the title, across 94 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Researcher 116 filings$128k
- 2Senior Researcher/Architect, Infrastructure10 filings$214k
- 3Senior Researcher, Research Science7 filings$155k
- 4Senior Researcher, AI Research6 filings$143k
- 5Hourly Pooled - Senior Researcher5 filings$107k
- 6Senior Researcher I5 filings$146k
- 7Senior Researcher, Machine Learning Research5 filings$170k
- 8Mathematician - Senior Researcher4 filings$145k
- 9Senior Researcher 24 filings$152k
- 10Senior Researcher, Education4 filings$113k
- 11Senior Researcher, Sight Research4 filings$107k
- 12User Experience (UX) Senior Researcher4 filings$108k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.