Research Technician H-1B salaries

Employers filed 112 certified H-1B applications for Research Technician roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $49,067.

Median salary offered: $49,067
Middle half earn: $45,336 to $52,379
Top 10% earn over: $59,812
Certified filings: 112

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	19	$50,000	$47,920 – $53,040
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	18	$49,720	$47,350 – $50,438
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	14	$45,448	$45,448 – $49,067
University of Pittsburgh	7	$38,668	$37,294 – $43,018
Weill Cornell Medical College	6	$54,925	$53,836 – $58,740
Georgetown University	4	$47,185	$46,192 – $50,568
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	4	$50,731	$49,572 – $51,724
The University of Chicago	3	$50,606	$47,798 – $53,303
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	3	$66,439	$64,803 – $71,172
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	3	$39,728	$39,728 – $39,998
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	3	$47,486	$47,486 – $47,486
Albany State University	2	$47,000	$47,000 – $47,000
Tufts University	2	$48,079	$46,920 – $49,238
Indiana University Indianapolis	2	$40,654	$40,451 – $40,856
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	2	$50,356	$50,034 – $50,678
Danar-Farber Cancer Institute	2	$63,346	$60,018 – $66,673
Arizona State University	2	$47,414	$43,862 – $50,965
The Research Foundation at SUNY Binghamton	1	$53,040	$53,040 – $53,040
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation	1	$33,550	$33,550 – $33,550
Marquette University	1	$54,080	$54,080 – $54,080
La Jolla Institute for Immunology	1	$63,000	$63,000 – $63,000
Howard University	1	$42,723	$42,723 – $42,723
Everest Life Sciences LLC	1	$68,000	$68,000 – $68,000
California Institute of Technology	1	$64,272	$64,272 – $64,272
The Research Foundation for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	1	$49,000	$49,000 – $49,000
University of Georgia	1	$34,653	$34,653 – $34,653
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	1	$43,000	$43,000 – $43,000
RiKarbon, Inc.	1	$66,500	$66,500 – $66,500
Syracuse University	1	$42,058	$42,058 – $42,058
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	1	$38,000	$38,000 – $38,000
Van Andel Research Institute	1	$52,000	$52,000 – $52,000
Virginia Commonwealth University	1	$50,000	$50,000 – $50,000
Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research Institute	1	$50,000	$50,000 – $50,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	26	$52,000	$49,940 – $54,962
Boston, MA	22	$50,000	$47,350 – $50,616
Philadelphia, PA	15	$45,448	$44,886 – $49,067
Pittsburgh, PA	7	$38,668	$37,294 – $43,018
Washington, DC	5	$46,946	$43,930 – $47,424
Seattle, WA	4	$50,731	$49,572 – $51,724
Greensboro, NC	3	$47,486	$47,486 – $47,486
Memphis, TN	3	$39,728	$39,728 – $39,998
Chicago, IL	3	$50,606	$47,798 – $53,303
Indianapolis, IN	2	$40,654	$40,451 – $40,856
Albany, GA	2	$47,000	$47,000 – $47,000
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2	$50,356	$50,034 – $50,678
Orangeburg, NY	2	$71,172	$68,805 – $73,538
Oklahoma City, OK	2	$35,775	$34,662 – $36,888
Milwaukee, WI	1	$54,080	$54,080 – $54,080
Brooklyn, NY	1	$49,000	$49,000 – $49,000
Athens, GA	1	$34,653	$34,653 – $34,653
La Jolla, CA	1	$63,000	$63,000 – $63,000
Grand Rapids, MI	1	$52,000	$52,000 – $52,000
Newark, DE	1	$66,500	$66,500 – $66,500

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	64	$47,455
Level II	42	$50,106
Level III	3	$63,167
Level IV	1	$68,000

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

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	17	$49,920
2024	42	$49,067
2025	32	$49,432
2026	21	$48,000