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Research Scientist · San Francisco, CA

Research Scientist in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 78 certified H-1B applications for Research Scientist roles in San Francisco, CA between Sep 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $203,500, 32% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$203,500
Middle half earn
$177,340 to $220,000
Top 10% earn over
$238,450
Certified filings
78

Pay by employer
Google LLC25$202,000−1%$184,000 – $222,000
Meta Platforms, Inc9$209,720+3%$182,000 – $219,801
Anysphere, Inc.7$209,082+3%$190,352 – $209,082
Virtue AI, Inc.7$230,000+13%$220,000 – $237,500
Aqueduct Software Inc.2$220,000+8%$220,000 – $220,000
Rad AI, Inc.2$160,750−21%$154,375 – $167,125
Roman Health Ventures, Inc.2$93,550−54%$93,525 – $93,575
Databricks, Inc.2$215,961+6%$203,942 – $227,980
Exa Labs Inc.2$209,082+3%$209,082 – $209,082
Counsel AI Corporation1$225,000+11%$225,000 – $225,000
Alljoined, Inc.1$155,000−24%$155,000 – $155,000
Abinitia Labs, Inc.1$237,786+17%$237,786 – $237,786
Deciduous Therapeutics1$125,000−39%$125,000 – $125,000
Ishiki Labs Inc.1$100,000−51%$100,000 – $100,000
Intigril, LLC1$159,910−21%$159,910 – $159,910
Iaterion, Inc.1$105,000−48%$105,000 – $105,000
DeepNight, Inc.1$133,952−34%$133,952 – $133,952
Memorious Inc.1$175,000−14%$175,000 – $175,000
Nexus Laboratories, Inc.1$180,000−12%$180,000 – $180,000
Marathon Fusion, Inc.1$175,000−14%$175,000 – $175,000
The J. David Gladstone Institutes1$92,617−54%$92,617 – $92,617
Patronus AI, Inc.1$250,000+23%$250,000 – $250,000
Nudge Workbench OpCo, LLC1$101,858−50%$101,858 – $101,858
Refiberd, Inc.1$200,000−2%$200,000 – $200,000
Rain Neuromorphics Inc.1$150,000−26%$150,000 – $150,000
Scale AI, Inc.1$250,000+23%$250,000 – $250,000
TaxGPT, Inc.1$130,000−36%$130,000 – $130,000
Vals AI, Inc.1$190,000−7%$190,000 – $190,000
Waymo LLC1$225,000+11%$225,000 – $225,000

By experience level
Level I17$173,500$96,680
Level II33$205,000$134,150
Level III9$178,360$171,610
Level IV12$214,541$209,080

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year
20233$93,600
202416$183,820
202522$187,961
202637$209,082

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-05-28Aqueduct Software Inc.$220,000IV
2026-05-28Exa Labs Inc.$209,082I
2026-05-27Vals AI, Inc.$190,000I
2026-05-26Nudge Workbench OpCo, LLC$101,858I
2026-05-19Anysphere, Inc.$209,082I
2026-05-19Anysphere, Inc.$209,082I
2026-05-19Anysphere, Inc.$171,621I
2026-05-14Virtue AI, Inc.$220,000IV
2026-05-13Aqueduct Software Inc.$220,000IV
2026-05-12Virtue AI, Inc.$215,000I
2026-05-12Scale AI, Inc.$250,000II
2026-05-05Google LLC$232,000II
2026-04-24Virtue AI, Inc.$230,000II
2026-04-24Virtue AI, Inc.$220,000I
2026-04-24Virtue AI, Inc.$235,000II
2026-04-23Anysphere, Inc.$209,082IV
2026-04-23Anysphere, Inc.$171,621III
2026-04-23Anysphere, Inc.$209,082IV
2026-04-23Anysphere, Inc.$209,082IV
2026-04-22DeepNight, Inc.$133,952II
2026-04-21Patronus AI, Inc.$250,000III
2026-04-20Meta Platforms, Inc$240,000II
2026-04-08Exa Labs Inc.$209,082IV
2026-03-31Google LLC$196,000II
2026-03-30Marathon Fusion, Inc.$175,000III

The 25 most recent of 78. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Research Scientist pages.

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