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Senior Researcher, H-1B salary

What 368 H-1B filings report for “Senior Researcher” (LCA, FY20172026): 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.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$62k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$92k–$169k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$130,000
368 filings
Top (p90)
$192k
90th percentile
p10 $62k
median $130k
p90 $192k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 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

See more employers that sponsor Senior Researcher

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.

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.