Research Scientist I H-1B salaries

245 labor condition applications from 54 employers in FY2024–FY2026 · occupation Molecular and Cellular Biologists

$81,640median salary

$69,17025th percentile

$101,42475th percentile

244certified LCAs

Employers sponsoring Research Scientist I jobs

Employer	LCAs	Median	Range
Amazon.com Services LLC	23	$140,200	$99,445 – $180,000
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.	21	$78,686	$69,950 – $92,414
Colorado State University	21	$87,142	$63,523 – $104,291
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	18	$74,400	$64,500 – $82,315
Georgia Institute of Technology	18	$58,770	$52,100 – $90,000
The Broad Institute, Inc.	17	$96,000	$85,000 – $110,000
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.	11	$100,101	$91,986 – $115,190
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	10	$71,490	$64,584 – $77,834
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	10	$147,000	$140,000 – $182,000
Health Research Inc.	9	$64,382	$61,430 – $73,118
W.M. Rice University	8	$69,794	$64,000 – $85,000
Sony AI America Inc.	7	$148,429	$145,000 – $175,000
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	5	$64,928	$63,047 – $85,942
Versiti Wisconsin, Inc.	4	$66,000	$63,500 – $73,280
Seattle Children's Hospital	4	$55,900	$55,350 – $59,155
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	4	$130,125	$127,000 – $136,144
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	4	$54,241	$48,218 – $60,320
Transportation Research Center, Inc.	3	$100,006	$100,000 – $110,011
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	3	$72,392	$71,060 – $73,723
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	3	$56,368	$55,541 – $85,000
Seek Labs, Inc	2	$80,738	$80,725 – $80,750
i3 Pharmaceuticals, LLC	2	$58,011
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute	2	$137,025	$135,000 – $139,050
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home	2	$105,722	$94,944 – $116,500
Brandeis University	2	$96,428	$90,000 – $102,856
The University of Texas at Arlington	2	$51,270	$50,232 – $52,308
The University of Tennessee	2	$96,053	$85,000 – $107,106
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	2	$76,000	$75,000 – $77,000
Health	1	—
Evozyne, Inc.	1	$110,000
Eurofins Agroscience Services, LLC	1	$60,000
EpiCypher, Inc.	1	$101,067
Versiti Blood Health, Inc.	1	$57,426
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation	1	$101,782
Madagoni LLC	1	$91,832
Heath Research Inc	1	$68,039
Ellison Institute, LLC	1	$89,970
Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC	1	$95,000
Biostate AI Incorporated	1	$80,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation	1	$62,400
South Carolina State University	1	$60,000
Baxter Healthcare Corporation	1	$120,000
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.	1	$113,000
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	1	$63,970
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.	1	$111,650
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research	1	$80,000
Nova Southeastern University	1	$80,000
New Mexico State University	1	$59,966
University of North Texas	1	$60,000
Georgia State University	1	$72,320

Salaries by city

Cambridge, MA 32 · $92,760
Milwaukee, WI 23 · $73,280
Fort Collins, CO 21 · $87,142
Tampa, FL 21 · $78,686
Atlanta, GA 18 · $62,630
Albany, NY 12 · $66,442
Houston, TX 9 · $70,000
Pasadena, CA 7 · $147,000
Seattle, WA 7 · $59,155
Bellevue, WA 7 · $142,000
Boston, MA 6 · $137,025
New York, NY 5 · $77,000
Mattawan, MI 5 · $95,000
Ames, IA 4 · $54,241
East Liberty, OH 3 · $100,006
Menands, NY 3 · $63,665
Huntsville, AL 3 · $72,392
New Orleans, LA 3 · $56,368
Sunnyvale, CA 3 · $148,400
San Francisco, CA 3 · $168,000
Salt Lake City, UT 2 · $80,738
Arlington, TX 2 · $51,270
Shrewsbury, MA 2 · $102,798
Warminster, PA 2 · $58,011
Omaha, NE 2 · $105,722
Waltham, MA 2 · $96,428
North Reading, MA 2 · $134,702
Santa Clara, CA 2 · $153,856
San Mateo, CA 2 · $148,429
Los Angeles, CA 2 · $89,986

Related job titles

Job title	LCAs	Median salary
Postdoctoral Associate	2,330	$66,950
Scientist	875	$101,468
Senior Research Associate	658	$86,798
Associate Scientist	473	$85,300
Scientist II	464	$100,000
Post-Doctoral Associate	385	$64,000
Postdoctoral Research Scholar	361	$62,232
Post Doctoral Research Associate	359	$60,000
Postdoctoral Research Affiliate	323	$76,970
Research Associate II	294	$72,572
Basic Life Research Scientist	248	$81,324
Postdoctoral Scientist	225	$76,491
Post Doctoral Scholar	177	$61,008
Research Associate-Postdegree Trainee	176	$58,656
Senior Scientist I	147	$108,316

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for a Research Scientist I?

The median salary on certified H-1B LCAs for Research Scientist I is $81,640; the middle half of offers ranges from $69,170 to $101,424 (244 certified filings).

Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for Research Scientist I jobs?

The largest sponsors are Amazon.com Services LLC, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc., Colorado State University, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Georgia Institute of Technology.