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Research Scientist III H-1B salaries

Employers filed 143 certified H-1B applications for Research Scientist III roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $123,299.

Median salary offered
$123,299
Middle half earn
$83,880 to $179,177
Top 10% earn over
$201,015
Certified filings
143

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Amazon.com Services LLC50$179,572$166,325 – $199,675
Iowa State University of Science and Technology12$76,738$73,776 – $82,000
Seattle Children's Hospital11$76,482$76,431 – $78,735
Amazon Web Services, Inc.9$197,700$185,000 – $220,600
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.7$114,917$112,000 – $117,271
The University of Alabama in Huntsville6$97,662$95,325 – $100,435
Tokyo Electron America, Inc.6$135,304$135,304 – $138,826
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology5$72,000$72,000 – $75,000
University of Texas Medical Branch5$70,000$70,000 – $84,885
Health Research, Inc.4$93,966$91,922 – $98,118
Chewy, Inc.3$190,190$185,159 – $191,345
University of New Hampshire3$80,000$80,000 – $90,000
GenScript USA Inc.2$109,592$109,162 – $110,021
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2$127,170$111,154 – $143,185
Wolfspeed, Inc.2$124,875$121,662 – $128,088
SRI International2$130,281$129,486 – $131,076
Lonza Houston Inc1$82,960$82,960 – $82,960
Lonza Tampa LLC1$92,000$92,000 – $92,000
BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC1$103,200$103,200 – $103,200
ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.1$62,400$62,400 – $62,400
The Broad Institute, Inc.1$126,045$126,045 – $126,045
Colorado State University1$115,000$115,000 – $115,000
Michigan Technological University1$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
TEL Technology Center, America, LLC.1$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.1$88,938$88,938 – $88,938
Nitto Denko Avecia, Inc.1$113,896$113,896 – $113,896
Tufts University1$68,000$68,000 – $68,000
University of North Texas1$88,108$88,108 – $88,108
The University of Tennessee1$78,610$78,610 – $78,610
W.M. Rice University1$65,998$65,998 – $65,998

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Bellevue, WA23$190,190$159,200 – $195,300
Seattle, WA23$95,139$77,608 – $173,500
Ames, IA12$76,738$73,776 – $82,000
Houston, TX9$114,000$102,148 – $115,000
Huntsville, AL6$97,662$95,325 – $100,435
Galveston, TX5$70,000$70,000 – $84,885
Austin, TX5$135,304$135,304 – $135,304
Rapid City, SD5$72,000$72,000 – $75,000
Sunnyvale, CA5$224,682$201,094 – $224,682
New York, NY5$220,600$197,700 – $222,900
Albany, NY3$96,010$93,966 – $113,005
Durham, NH3$80,000$80,000 – $90,000
Menands, NY3$91,922$90,430 – $98,183
Buffalo Grove, IL3$178,000$178,000 – $178,000
Arlington, VA2$175,070$171,635 – $178,505
San Francisco, CA2$235,961$231,842 – $240,080
Durham, NC2$124,875$121,662 – $128,088
Redmond, WA2$109,592$109,162 – $110,021
Palo Alto, CA2$130,281$129,486 – $131,076
North Reading, MA2$185,050$179,275 – $190,825

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I9$88,000
Level II32$101,862
Level III59$159,042
Level IV13$96,928

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202320$148,136
202438$98,005
202556$121,420
202629$135,304