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Los Alamos, NM H-1B salaries

Employers filed 266 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Los Alamos, NM between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $107,500 a year. The typical offer was 28% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $107,500
Middle half earn: $101,128 to $147,000
Top 10% earn over: $160,222
Certified filings: 266

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Top employers


Triad National Security, LLC	254	$107,640	–	$101,128 – $147,000
UbiQD, Inc	3	$100,000	–	$90,000 – $100,000
NMC, Inc	2	$106,506	+14%	$103,600 – $109,413
Cura Healthcare	1	$150,000	–	$150,000 – $150,000
Emory University	1	$96,262	+28%	$96,262 – $96,262
Geolabe LLC	1	$120,000	–	$120,000 – $120,000
PHC- Los Alamos Inc.	1	$53,290	–	$53,290 – $53,290
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.	1	$89,400	−11%	$89,400 – $89,400
University of Alaska	1	$86,008	−7%	$86,008 – $86,008
University of New Mexico	1	$74,984	0%	$74,984 – $74,984

Top job titles


Postdoctoral Research Associate	125	$101,405	+59%	$99,029 – $105,487
Scientist 2	60	$148,825	–	$144,000 – $154,643
Scientist 3	17	$170,462	–	$165,000 – $173,498
Director's Postdoctoral Fellow	13	$105,487	–	$101,405 – $107,500
Scientist II	10	$144,000	+44%	$137,250 – $145,550
R&D Engineer	3	$158,727	+54%	$134,314 – $162,128
Scientist 1	3	$126,829	+27%	$124,914 – $131,612
Scientist 4	3	$205,000	–	$198,219 – $206,052
Research Scientist	2	$106,506	−31%	$103,600 – $109,413
R&D Engineer 3	2	$160,584	+5%	$154,042 – $167,126
Research Technologist 2	2	$127,597	+149%	$123,555 – $131,639
Product Engineer	2	$100,000	−7%	$100,000 – $100,000
Director's Postdoc Fellow	2	$102,972	–	$100,638 – $105,306
Academic Research Scientist	1	$96,262	+19%	$96,262 – $96,262
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner – Internal Medicine	1	$150,000	–	$150,000 – $150,000
Chick Keller Postdoctoral Fellow	1	$99,029	–	$99,029 – $99,029
Engineering Technologist 2	1	$124,843	+5%	$124,843 – $124,843
Data Scientist	1	$120,000	+1%	$120,000 – $120,000
Directors Postdoc Fellow	1	$117,911	–	$117,911 – $117,911
R&D Engineer 1	1	$129,000	–	$129,000 – $129,000
Project Engineer	1	$89,400	0%	$89,400 – $89,400
Postdoctoral Research Associsate	1	$105,814	–	$105,814 – $105,814
Postdoctoral Reserach Associate	1	$96,000	–	$96,000 – $96,000
Postdoctoral Research Assocate	1	$101,128	–	$101,128 – $101,128
J. Robert Oppenheimer Postdoctoral Fellow	1	$123,000	–	$123,000 – $123,000
Medical Lab Tech Lead	1	$53,290	–	$53,290 – $53,290
Postdoc Research Associate	1	$99,360	+17%	$99,360 – $99,360
Research Technologist 3	1	$135,400	+146%	$135,400 – $135,400
Research Lecturer III	1	$74,984	–	$74,984 – $74,984
Research and Development Engineer 2	1	$162,594	+58%	$162,594 – $162,594
Research Associate (Academic)	1	$86,008	–	$86,008 – $86,008
R&D Engineer 2	1	$144,850	+45%	$144,850 – $144,850
Scientist	1	$151,373	+50%	$151,373 – $151,373
Richard P. Feynman Postdoctoral Fellow	1	$120,000	–	$120,000 – $120,000
Senior Chemical Engineer	1	$80,000	−39%	$80,000 – $80,000

By year


2023	40	$136,000
2024	112	$105,486
2025	79	$108,019
2026	35	$148,600

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