Staff Research Scientist, H-1B salary
What 223 H-1B filings report for “Staff Research Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Research Scientist?
$169k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Research Scientist, typically $103k to $257k, across 223 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $241k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York28$241k+$72k
- 2Massachusetts28$210k+$41k
- 3California117$165k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $169kfor 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 Staff Research Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Research Scientist roles are Visa, IBM, Boston Dynamics, and Upstart Network, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Research Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Visa78 filings$150k
- 2IBM44 filings$240k
- 3Boston Dynamics13 filings$178k
- 4Upstart Network9 filings$160k
- 5Google8 filings$273k
- 6Washington University8 filings$58k
- 7Kennedy Krieger Institute7 filings$58k
- 8Mobi Systems5 filings$190k
- 9FireEye4 filings$157k
- 10MongoDB4 filings$300k
- 11Chewy3 filings$217k
- 12PAII3 filings$180k
- 13Shockwave Medical3 filings$159k
- 14Auris Health3 filings$186k
- 15Science Systems and Applications3 filings$80k
- 16Tensor Auto2 filings$168k
- 17Cadence Solutions2 filings$250k
- 18Greenwood Genetic Center2 filings$69k
- 19Salesforce2 filings$240k
- 20JD.com2 filings$223k
- 21Afiniti1 filings$175k
- 22Chevron1 filings$143k
- 23Chan Zuckerberg Biohub1 filings$241k
- 24DiDi1 filings$194k
- 25Epsilon Data Management1 filings$153k
- 26Hippocratic AI1 filings$300k
- 27InnoPeak Technology1 filings$148k
- 28Lintec of America1 filings$100k
- 29Meta1 filings$259k
- 30otter.ai1 filings$258k
- 31Pindrop1 filings$175k
- 32Samsung1 filings$149k
- 33Snowflake1 filings$250k
- 34StriVR Labs1 filings$167k
- 35The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research1 filings$75k
- 36Tools for Humanity1 filings$181k
- 37Toyota1 filings$285k
- 38University of Notre Dame1 filings$61k
Related titles in this family
315 filings carry “Staff Research Scientist” in the title, across 32 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist)25 filings$360k
- 2Senior Staff Research Scientist11 filings$186k
- 3Staff Research Scientist I10 filings$87k
- 4Sr. Staff Research Scientist7 filings$180k
- 5Staff Research Scientist/Engineer4 filings$204k
- 6Senior Staff Research Scientist, Decision Sciences3 filings$170k
- 7Staff Research Scientist, Decision Sciences3 filings$152k
- 8Staff Research Scientist II3 filings$117k
- 9Senior Staff Research Scientist (Computer and Information)2 filings$211k
- 10Staff Research Scientist - Graphics and Geometric Modeling2 filings$145k
- 11Staff Research Scientist III2 filings$140k
- 12Gdm Staff Research Scientist1 filings$262k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Research Scientist”; 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.