Staff Research Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 111 certified H-1B applications for Staff Research Scientist roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $214,981.

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Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
IBM Corporation	37	$239,919	$233,500 – $260,630
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	22	$166,991	$152,975 – $169,100
Boston Dynamics, Inc.	12	$176,470	$167,500 – $214,972
Google LLC	6	$281,500	$269,750 – $296,250
Mongodb, Inc.	4	$300,000	$293,750 – $300,000
Shockwave Medical, Inc.	3	$159,452	$156,386 – $163,264
Mobi Systems, Inc.	3	$170,000	$170,000 – $195,000
Washington University	3	$56,880	$54,940 – $69,593
Kennedy Krieger Institute	2	$71,448	$71,448 – $71,448
Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc.	2	$69,482	$65,722 – $73,241
Salesforce, Inc.	2	$240,460	$232,960 – $247,960
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.	1	$241,000	$241,000 – $241,000
Hippocratic AI, Inc	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Epsilon Data Management LLC	1	$152,800	$152,800 – $152,800
Afiniti, Inc.	1	$175,000	$175,000 – $175,000
Auris Health, Inc.	1	$205,300	$205,300 – $205,300
Chewy, Inc.	1	$216,600	$216,600 – $216,600
Meta Platforms, Inc	1	$258,524	$258,524 – $258,524
Pindrop Security, Inc.	1	$175,000	$175,000 – $175,000
PAII Inc.	1	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
Otter.Ai, Inc.	1	$258,000	$258,000 – $258,000
Snowflake Inc.	1	$250,370	$250,370 – $250,370
Tools for Humanity Corporation	1	$180,773	$180,773 – $180,773
StriVR Labs, Inc.	1	$166,500	$166,500 – $166,500
Upstart Network, Inc.	1	$199,500	$199,500 – $199,500
Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI)	1	$285,000	$285,000 – $285,000

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City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Yorktown Heights, NY	18	$245,026	$231,024 – $258,194
Foster City, CA	16	$169,100	$157,806 – $173,675
San Jose, CA	12	$239,202	$237,026 – $260,904
Waltham, MA	12	$176,470	$167,500 – $214,972
Mountain View, CA	6	$276,000	$260,250 – $296,250
Cambridge, MA	6	$242,294	$240,462 – $261,629
Palo Alto, CA	6	$300,000	$281,250 – $300,000
San Francisco, CA	4	$233,230	$207,295 – $244,615
Somerville, MA	3	$170,000	$170,000 – $195,000
Austin, TX	3	$152,200	$144,324 – $158,541
Atlanta, GA	3	$123,947	$123,424 – $133,824
St. Louis, MO	3	$56,880	$54,940 – $69,593
Santa Clara, CA	3	$159,452	$156,386 – $163,264
Baltimore, MD	2	$71,448	$71,448 – $71,448
Greenwood, SC	2	$69,482	$65,722 – $73,241
Bellevue, WA	1	$250,370	$250,370 – $250,370
Durham, NC	1	$222,820	$222,820 – $222,820
Boston, MA	1	$216,600	$216,600 – $216,600
Cupertino, CA	1	$166,500	$166,500 – $166,500
Dublin, OH	1	$199,500	$199,500 – $199,500

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