J-Star Research — 77 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $88k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Scientist
- Top role · 20 all-time
- NJ
- Top state · 77 all-time
J-Star Research filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 21% from the year before), with a median base salary of $88k and the middle 50% of offers between $81k and $106k. That is 8% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 77 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Research Scientist in New Jersey.
How much does J-Star Research pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $88k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has J-Star Research's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 14 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14 | +27% | $107k |
| FY2025 | 11 | −21% | $88k |
| FY2024 | 14 | +56% | $102k |
| FY2023 | 9 | −31% | $100k |
| FY2022 | 13 | +160% | $100k |
| FY2021 | 5 | +25% | $95k |
| FY2020 | 4 | −33% | $93k |
| FY2019 | 6 | +500% | $80k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $80k |
Which wage levels does J-Star Research file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of J-Star Research's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 77 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I13.0%10
- Level II31.2%24
- Level III40.3%31
- Level IV15.6%12
What jobs does J-Star Research sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 20 | $88k |
| Chemist | 15 | $90k |
| Senior Research Chemist | 10 | $108k |
| Senior Research Scientist | 7 | $100k |
| Process Chemist | 6 | $93k |
| Research Chemist | 4 | $95k |
| Metrologist | 2 | $70k |
| Sr. Research Scientist-Chemist | 2 | $95k |
| Senior Scientist | 2 | $115k |
| Sr. Scientist-Chemist | 2 | $95k |
Where does J-Star Research hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| NJ | 77 | $98k |
What has J-Star Research filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 77 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about J-Star Research's H-1B filings
- How much does J-Star Research pay H-1B workers?
- J-Star Research's median certified H-1B base salary is $88k (FY2025), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does J-Star Research sponsor?
- J-Star Research has 77 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does J-Star Research sponsor for H-1B?
- J-Star Research's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Scientist, Chemist, Senior Research Chemist, Senior Research Scientist.
- Where does J-Star Research hire H-1B workers?
- J-Star Research's top H-1B worksite states are NJ.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →