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Research Scientist II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 454 certified H-1B applications for Research Scientist II roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $113,815. The typical offer was 17% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$113,815
Middle half earn
$83,736 to $160,000
Top 10% earn over
$175,000
Certified filings
454

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Pay by employer

Amazon.com Services LLC131$164,300+44%$152,835 – $170,000
Iowa State University of Science and Technology37$62,500−45%$60,425 – $66,000
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.31$89,024−22%$85,842 – $91,978
Georgia Institute of Technology29$77,390−32%$69,680 – $85,500
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.23$160,000+41%$134,534 – $164,450
The Broad Institute, Inc.20$114,988+1%$110,000 – $120,203
Amazon Web Services, Inc.14$161,100+42%$147,628 – $172,750
Colorado State University11$85,689−25%$64,644 – $95,000
Basis Research Institute9$160,000+41%$150,000 – $180,000
Health Research, Inc.9$82,179−28%$80,367 – $85,781
Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC8$186,358+64%$184,350 – $191,055
Chewy, Inc.8$146,275+29%$136,150 – $160,625
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.8$102,000−10%$102,000 – $103,236
The University of Texas at Dallas7$73,195−36%$71,876 – $78,160
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund6$71,500−37%$65,750 – $84,428
Max Planck Florida Corporation6$84,000−26%$82,737 – $85,618
The University of Alabama in Huntsville5$89,147−22%$85,000 – $89,250
Seattle Children's Hospital4$64,936−43%$63,166 – $67,340
University of New Mexico4$56,472−50%$55,671 – $57,288
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai4$97,500−14%$95,000 – $101,225
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology4$69,100−39%$62,650 – $75,000
Georgia State University4$87,000−24%$84,750 – $87,150
Heath Research Inc4$82,638−27%$80,155 – $84,524
University of New Hampshire3$63,240−44%$62,620 – $72,620
Rakuten USA, Inc.3$164,815+45%$164,194 – $164,815
Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC3$113,190−1%$113,095 – $117,424
A9.com LLC2$181,341+59%$174,770 – $187,912
Pindrop Security, Inc.2$135,000+19%$127,500 – $142,500
Alegre USA, LLC2$128,433+13%$122,966 – $133,900
Mim Software Inc.2$136,300+20%$136,300 – $136,300
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.2$100,738−11%$97,542 – $103,934
Helmerich & Payne Management, LLC2$102,232−10%$102,232 – $102,232
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.2$77,000−32%$76,500 – $77,500
Element Materials Technology Santa Clara Inc.2$100,828−11%$100,241 – $101,414
Exact Sciences Corporation2$97,406−14%$97,406 – $97,406
Diagnostic Consulting Network, LLC2$102,617−10%$99,575 – $105,659
Dataminr, Inc.2$197,480+74%$186,240 – $208,720
Axon Enterprise, Inc.2$144,750+27%$142,125 – $147,375
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.2$93,340−18%$92,981 – $93,699
Kelly Services, Inc.2$109,158−4%$109,158 – $109,158
Amazon Advertising LLC1$195,700+72%$195,700 – $195,700
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation1$119,700+5%$119,700 – $119,700
i3 Pharmaceuticals, LLC1$65,000−43%$65,000 – $65,000
Elinor Coatings, LLC1$98,684−13%$98,684 – $98,684
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.1$110,753−3%$110,753 – $110,753
CZ Biohub New York, LLC1$143,894+26%$143,894 – $143,894
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute1$146,000+28%$146,000 – $146,000
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1$117,500+3%$117,500 – $117,500
Biodiscovery, LLC1$100,730−11%$100,730 – $100,730
Avalere Health, LLC1$112,350−1%$112,350 – $112,350

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
Cambridge, MA58$106,000$91,374 – $121,496
Seattle, WA43$152,214$130,774 – $160,000
Bellevue, WA39$162,500$153,453 – $168,100
Ames, IA37$62,500$60,425 – $66,000
Atlanta, GA32$78,998$70,772 – $87,250
New York, NY25$177,600$164,815 – $191,900
Pasadena, CA20$157,500$134,534 – $162,900
Sunnyvale, CA17$169,600$162,200 – $177,356
Albany, NY13$83,581$81,696 – $87,351
Fort Collins, CO10$84,844$61,965 – $95,300
Arlington, VA8$138,300$136,000 – $142,300
Boston, MA8$165,700$160,025 – $167,100
Richardson, TX8$74,758$71,938 – $85,318
Santa Clara, CA7$185,000$164,400 – $195,200
Jupiter, FL6$84,000$82,737 – $85,618
Nyc, NY5$160,000$150,000 – $160,000
San Diego, CA5$93,687$79,019 – $145,000
Huntsville, AL5$89,147$85,000 – $89,250
Skokie, IL5$102,000$102,000 – $102,000
San Francisco, CA5$179,837$163,900 – $185,000

By experience level

Level I113$74,094
Level II218$125,405
Level III42$127,335
Level IV32$118,890

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

202340$116,945
2024166$115,989
2025162$110,805
202686$116,416

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