Research Staff Member H-1B salaries — 349 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $176k
- Median base · FY2025
- $176k–$176k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- IBM
- Top sponsor · 260 all-time
Research Staff Member: 349 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $176k across 1 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $176k and $176k. The biggest sponsors are IBM, International Business Machines, Lawrence Livermore National Security; most filings are in Yorktown Heights, NY.
How much does a Research Staff Member make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $176k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Research Staff Member sponsorship changed?
57 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | +100% | $168k |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $176k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −86% | $175k |
| FY2023 | 7 | −75% | $211k |
| FY2022 | 28 | −22% | $139k |
| FY2021 | 36 | −32% | $139k |
| FY2020 | 53 | +2% | $139k |
| FY2019 | 52 | −7% | $137k |
| FY2018 | 56 | 0% | $143k |
| FY2017 | 56 | −2% | $120k |
| FY2016 | 57 | — | $118k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Research Staff Members?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBM | 260 | $137k |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 61 | $139k |
| 3 | Lawrence Livermore National Security | 17 | $101k |
| 4 | Mayachitra | 6 | $121k |
| 5 | Nvidia | 2 | $168k |
| 6 | Numenta | 1 | $141k |
| 7 | Wolfram Research | 1 | $91k |
| 8 | Institute for Defense Analyses | 1 | $176k |
Where are H-1B Research Staff Member jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 217 | $139k |
| 2 | San Jose, CA | 60 | $143k |
| 3 | Livermore, CA | 17 | $101k |
| 4 | Cambridge, MA | 17 | $128k |
| 5 | Santa Barbara, CA | 7 | $125k |
| 6 | Albany, NY | 6 | $120k |
| 7 | Austin, TX | 5 | $160k |
| 8 | New York, NY | 3 | $114k |
| 9 | Armonk, NY | 2 | $137k |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | 2 | $145k |
Common questions about Research Staff Member H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Research Staff Member?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Research Staff Member is $176k (FY2025), from 1 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $120k and $150k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Research Staff Members?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Research Staff Member are IBM, International Business Machines, Lawrence Livermore National Security.
- Where are most H-1B Research Staff Member jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Research Staff Member roles are Yorktown Heights, NY, San Jose, CA, Livermore, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Research Staff Member H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →