Senior Research Scientist H-1B salaries — 1,431 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 168
- Filings · FY2025
- $111k
- Median base · FY2025
- $85k–$171k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
- Top sponsor · 232 all-time
Senior Research Scientist: 1,431 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $111k across 168 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $85k and $171k. The biggest sponsors are Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center, Nvidia, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Senior Research Scientist 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. $111k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Research Scientist sponsorship changed?
59 certified filings in FY2016 → 174 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 174 | +4% | $128k |
| FY2025 | 168 | +17% | $111k |
| FY2024 | 144 | −5% | $107k |
| FY2023 | 152 | −9% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 167 | −3% | $90k |
| FY2021 | 172 | +29% | $88k |
| FY2020 | 133 | +23% | $100k |
| FY2019 | 108 | +26% | $97k |
| FY2018 | 86 | +26% | $95k |
| FY2017 | 68 | +15% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 59 | — | $89k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Research Scientists?
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 | Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center | 232 | $78k |
| 2 | Nvidia | 57 | $201k |
| 3 | NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 23 | $109k |
| 4 | University of Pittsburgh | 22 | $80k |
| 5 | The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center | 21 | $80k |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 21 | $75k |
| 7 | Factory Mutual Insurance | 19 | $108k |
| 8 | Netflix | 18 | $198k |
| 9 | UT Southwestern Medical Center | 18 | $75k |
| 10 | Northeastern University | 16 | $74k |
Where are H-1B Senior Research Scientist jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 307 | $81k |
| 2 | Boston, MA | 53 | $90k |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 43 | $82k |
| 4 | Santa Clara, CA | 43 | $201k |
| 5 | Palo Alto, CA | 40 | $173k |
| 6 | Cambridge, MA | 35 | $138k |
| 7 | Pittsburgh, PA | 30 | $85k |
| 8 | Dallas, TX | 26 | $75k |
| 9 | Seattle, WA | 24 | $169k |
| 10 | Worcester, MA | 23 | $75k |
Common questions about Senior Research Scientist H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Research Scientist?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Research Scientist is $111k (FY2025), from 168 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $80k and $145k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Research Scientists?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Research Scientist are Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center, Nvidia, NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Research Scientist jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Research Scientist roles are New York, NY, Boston, MA, Houston, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Research Scientist 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 →