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Senior Research Specialist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 263 certified H-1B applications for Senior Research Specialist roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $93,746.

Median salary offered
$93,746
Middle half earn
$70,000 to $115,586
Top 10% earn over
$122,886
Certified filings
263

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
The Dow Chemical Company131$111,114$93,746 – $118,102
The Trustees of Princeton University27$64,500$60,000 – $65,812
Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC17$111,925$94,723 – $115,066
Johns Hopkins University15$65,000$57,298 – $70,000
University of Pittsburgh11$51,000$50,000 – $52,923
Dow Silicones Corporation10$114,286$108,836 – $118,934
Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division8$72,814$71,750 – $75,487
University of Illinois Chicago8$69,167$67,500 – $72,816
The Curators of the University of Missouri4$59,751$51,896 – $67,346
Avery Dennison Corporation4$123,512$117,619 – $129,217
Vanderbilt University4$72,146$68,560 – $73,762
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center3$60,236$59,498 – $66,576
Sanford3$56,056$54,486 – $56,867
Nokia of America Corporation3$147,400$146,420 – $153,650
University of Illinois3$86,022$67,122 – $86,022
Arizona State University2$51,355$51,355 – $51,355
Children's Hospital Los Angeles1$84,843$84,843 – $84,843
The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology1$54,000$54,000 – $54,000
HMH Hospitals Corporation1$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska1$58,000$58,000 – $58,000
Refinitiv US LLC1$173,986$173,986 – $173,986
Texas A&M AgriLife Research1$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.1$91,730$91,730 – $91,730
The University of Chicago1$161,258$161,258 – $161,258
University of Illinois at Chicago1$67,995$67,995 – $67,995
University of Rochester1$72,000$72,000 – $72,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Midland, MI48$111,114$99,341 – $119,142
Freeport, TX48$94,578$90,834 – $116,438
Lake Jackson, TX27$111,925$93,746 – $117,790
Princeton, NJ24$64,500$57,750 – $65,000
Collegeville, PA21$111,925$109,470 – $118,102
Baltimore, MD15$65,000$57,298 – $70,000
Pittsburgh, PA9$51,000$50,000 – $52,533
Buffalo, NY8$72,814$71,750 – $75,487
Chicago, IL8$70,146$67,246 – $92,023
Auburn, MI6$118,726$112,913 – $121,950
Nashville, TN4$72,146$68,560 – $73,762
Naperville, IL3$147,400$146,420 – $153,650
Memphis, TN3$60,236$59,498 – $66,576
Sioux Falls, SD3$56,056$54,486 – $56,867
Mill Hall, PA3$119,025$116,212 – $123,512
Columbia, MO3$53,040$50,752 – $59,751
Urbana, IL2$67,122$57,672 – $76,572
Deer Park, TX2$119,236$117,411 – $121,061
Elizabethtown, KY2$118,102$118,102 – $118,102
Ambler, PA2$111,925$111,925 – $111,925

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I60$64,500
Level II19$80,392
Level III144$107,515
Level IV8$121,440

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202310$67,500
202488$84,287
202598$107,515
202667$90,834