UX Researcher, H-1B salary
What 566 H-1B filings report for “UX Researcher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an UX Researcher?
$140k median H-1B base salary for an UX Researcher, typically $87k to $195k, across 566 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $161k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York74$161k+$21k
- 2California333$152k+$12k
- 3Washington47$136k−$4k
- 4Massachusetts28$100k−$40k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $140kfor 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 an UX Researcher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for UX Researcher roles are Google, Meta, ServiceNow, and Uber, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full UX Researcher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Google198 filings$165k
- 2Meta141 filings$152k
- 3ServiceNow26 filings$103k
- 4Uber20 filings$100k
- 5BayOne5 filings$127k
- 6Stripe5 filings$105k
- 7Lyft5 filings$150k
- 8Chewy4 filings$96k
- 9Roku4 filings$155k
- 10Dollar Shave Club4 filings$97k
- 11Sneakerlist, Inc.4 filings$66k
- 12iHeartMedia4 filings$85k
- 13Advantis Global3 filings$106k
- 14ByteDance3 filings$145k
- 15g2o3 filings$74k
- 16Agap Technologies3 filings$115k
- 17Akraya3 filings$121k
- 18CDK Global3 filings$113k
- 19Dexian3 filings$99k
- 20Constant Contact3 filings$100k
- 21Bold Insight Inc.2 filings$72k
- 22Cadmus Holding Company2 filings$132k
- 23Curated2 filings$53k
- 24Epitec2 filings$129k
- 25Fluke2 filings$97k
- 26Gopuff2 filings$92k
- 27HubSpot2 filings$113k
- 28Lenovo2 filings$104k
- 29Microsoft2 filings$125k
- 30Robinhood2 filings$125k
- 31Real World Technologies2 filings$102k
- 32Red Hat2 filings$98k
- 33Super Evil MegaCorp2 filings$88k
- 34Supernal2 filings$158k
- 35Verily Life Sciences2 filings$164k
- 36WhatsApp2 filings$154k
- 37Zillow2 filings$125k
- 38Zoom2 filings$87k
- 39Zoox2 filings$136k
- 40Populus Group2 filings$102k
- 41Q2 Software2 filings$81k
- 42Randstad2 filings$118k
- 43Salesforce2 filings$97k
- 44Thomson Reuters2 filings$95k
- 45Sigma Software Vertex1 filings$125k
- 46AKRG Solutions1 filings$91k
- 47Answerlab1 filings$80k
- 48Allied Solutions1 filings$80k
- 49App Annie1 filings$130k
- 50Artech1 filings$94k
Related titles in this family
1,147 filings carry “UX Researcher” in the title, across 183 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior UX Researcher91 filings$136k
- 2UX Researcher II77 filings$140k
- 3UX Researcher III53 filings$154k
- 4Sr. UX Researcher26 filings$131k
- 5UX Researcher I22 filings$93k
- 6Associate UX Researcher14 filings$97k
- 7Staff UX Researcher12 filings$197k
- 8Lead UX Researcher7 filings$184k
- 9Quantitative UX Researcher6 filings$121k
- 10Junior UX Researcher5 filings$62k
- 11UI/UX Researcher5 filings$90k
- 12UX Designer/UX Researcher5 filings$82k
Figures are for the exact title “UX 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.