Staff Research Physicist, H-1B salary
What 32 H-1B filings report for “Staff Research Physicist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Research Physicist?
$120k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Research Physicist, typically $100k to $133k, across 32 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New Jersey24$120ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Princeton University32 filings$120k
Related titles in this family
33 filings carry “Staff Research Physicist” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Staff Research Physicists1 filings$133k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Research Physicist”; 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.