Visiting Scientist I, H-1B salary
What 5 H-1B filings report for “Visiting Scientist I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Visiting Scientist I?
$75k median H-1B base salary for a Visiting Scientist I, typically $63k to $77k, across 5 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2020).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Not enough state-level data.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Universities Space Research Association5 filings$75k
Related titles in this family
9 filings carry “Visiting Scientist I” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Applied Visiting Scientist III2 filings$96k
- 2Visiting Scientist II2 filings$110k
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