Senior Research Fellow H-1B salaries — 121 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 8
- Filings · FY2025
- $70k
- Median base · FY2025
- $64k–$80k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Mayo Clinic
- Top sponsor · 74 all-time
Senior Research Fellow: 121 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $70k across 8 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $64k and $80k. The biggest sponsors are Mayo Clinic, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Massachusetts Amherst; most filings are in Rochester, MN.
How much does a Senior Research Fellow 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. $70k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Research Fellow sponsorship changed?
10 certified filings in FY2016 → 9 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9 | +13% | $77k |
| FY2025 | 8 | +100% | $70k |
| FY2024 | 4 | −56% | $66k |
| FY2023 | 9 | +29% | $60k |
| FY2022 | 7 | −42% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 12 | −43% | $58k |
| FY2020 | 21 | +133% | $55k |
| FY2019 | 9 | −31% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 13 | −32% | $54k |
| FY2017 | 19 | +90% | $56k |
| FY2016 | 10 | — | $55k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Research Fellows?
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 | Mayo Clinic | 74 | $55k |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | 10 | $66k |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 5 | $70k |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 5 | $64k |
| 5 | National Institutes of Health Hhs | 4 | $87k |
| 6 | Committee on Capital Markets Regulation | 3 | $135k |
| 7 | Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences | 2 | $79k |
| 8 | Trustees of Boston University | 2 | $77k |
| 9 | New York Blood Center | 2 | $65k |
| 10 | International Budget Partnership | 2 | $120k |
Where are H-1B Senior Research Fellow jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester, MN | 54 | $55k |
| 2 | Jacksonville, FL | 14 | $53k |
| 3 | Austin, TX | 10 | $66k |
| 4 | Scottsdale, AZ | 6 | $60k |
| 5 | Ann Arbor, MI | 5 | $64k |
| 6 | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $135k |
| 7 | Amherst, MA | 5 | $70k |
| 8 | Boston, MA | 4 | $77k |
| 9 | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $87k |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | 2 | $79k |
Common questions about Senior Research Fellow H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Research Fellow?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Research Fellow is $70k (FY2025), from 8 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $54k and $70k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Research Fellows?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Research Fellow are Mayo Clinic, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Research Fellow jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Research Fellow roles are Rochester, MN, Jacksonville, FL, Austin, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Research Fellow 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 →