Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) H-1B salaries

Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) filed 645 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $118,552 a year. The typical offer was 58% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $118,552
Middle half earn: $87,703 to $133,504
Top 10% earn over: $155,803
Certified filings: 645

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Advanced Mobility Research and Development Staff	7	$132,703	–	$117,012 – $146,623
Assc R&D Staff Member-Multifunctional Equipment Integration	6	$118,200	–	$117,600 – $118,800
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plant Synthetic Biology	5	$81,288	–	$75,926 – $81,806
Research Scientist	5	$126,456	−18%	$104,736 – $131,748
Water Resources Engineer	5	$115,000	+25%	$84,848 – $119,255
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plant Systems Biology	4	$76,294	–	$73,520 – $78,660
Postdoc - Growth Mechanisms of 2D Materials & Nanomaterials	4	$84,336	–	$82,902 – $85,178
R&D Associate Staff Member - Building Equipment Research	4	$124,314	–	$123,986 – $125,318
R&D Associate Staff Member	4	$128,454	–	$126,468 – $130,008
Grid Systems Hardware Research Assistant	4	$112,644	–	$111,483 – $112,644
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Materials Theory	4	$87,616	–	$86,354 – $87,837
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Heterogeneous Catalysis	4	$81,250	–	$79,779 – $82,766
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Non-linear Optical Imaging	3	$82,051	–	$79,222 – $82,051
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Microbial Modeling	3	$95,111	–	$93,816 – $97,013
US ITER Project Engineer - Technical Staff Member	3	$132,154	–	$131,405 – $135,528
R&D Associate, Power Electronics	3	$121,008	–	$118,152 – $127,534
Postdoc Res Associate -Multifunctional Equipment Integration	3	$88,500	–	$86,418 – $88,644
R&D Associate - High Temperature Corrosion	3	$142,278	–	$129,190 – $150,584
R&D Staff - Grid Modeling/Controls	3	$123,000	–	$123,000 – $139,375
Technical Professional in Plant Systems Biology	3	$96,188	–	$95,268 – $102,304
Postdoc Research Associate -Computational Systems Biology	3	$91,447	–	$86,650 – $91,447
Postdoc Research Associate-Microbial Synthetic Biologist	3	$74,713	–	$73,572 – $78,260
Neutron Scattering Scientist	3	$155,370	–	$150,735 – $161,344
Research Scientist in Quantum Computer Science	3	$151,997	–	$151,997 – $152,934
Postdoctoral Research Associate-Thermal Energy Storage Group	3	$79,548	–	$79,548 – $87,416
Postdoctoral Research Associate	3	$88,041	+38%	$85,096 – $92,586
Materials Joining - R&D Associate	3	$126,377	–	$124,621 – $126,377
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Grid Modeling	3	$87,900	–	$86,652 – $92,118
Postdoc, Plasma-Material Interactions Science	2	$86,510	–	$84,263 – $88,758
R&D Associate Staff Member - Energy Efficiency Engineer	2	$138,961	–	$133,060 – $144,862
Postdoc-Machine Learning Assisted SANS Data Analysis Platfor	2	$85,510	–	$84,920 – $86,101
R&D Associate Staff Member in Life Cycle Assessment	2	$111,222	–	$110,858 – $111,585
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Photon-based Spectroscopy	2	$80,190	–	$78,345 – $82,035
Research Scientist in Large-Scale Data Science and Learning	2	$182,212	–	$179,989 – $184,434
Research Scientist in Biostatistics	2	$178,982	–	$176,298 – $181,665
R&D Associate Staff Member-Weatherization Assistance Program	2	$119,600	–	$119,600 – $119,600
Postdoc - Cryo-TEM of Beam-Sensitive Materials for Hydr Tech	2	$82,300	–	$79,598 – $85,001
R&D Associate, Theory and Computation Plasma Physicist	2	$141,232	–	$136,711 – $145,752
R&D Associate, Thermal Energy Storage Research Group	2	$118,500	–	$117,750 – $119,250
HPC Systems Software Engineer	2	$156,554	–	$156,554 – $156,554
Research Scientist, Computational Systems Engineering	2	$117,492	–	$117,492 – $117,492
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plasma Theory & Modeling	2	$86,986	–	$85,177 – $88,796
R&D Software Engineer	2	$126,240	−16%	$121,989 – $130,492
R&D Staff Cyber Identity and Biometrics	2	$186,890	–	$186,890 – $186,890
Physical Metallurgy of Lightweight Alloys - R&D Associate	2	$134,858	–	$129,341 – $140,374
Nuclear Criticality Safety - R&D Staff	2	$152,847	–	$145,424 – $160,270
Research Scientist (AI)	2	$144,569	–	$144,569 – $144,569
Postdoctoral Research Associate - PIE of SiC Materials	2	$86,958	–	$83,253 – $90,663
Research Associate - Atom Probe Tomography	2	$124,584	–	$124,584 – $124,584
Neutron Scattering/Computational Chemistry - R&D Associate	2	$135,005	–	$133,656 – $136,354

Where they work

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


Oak Ridge, TN	634	$118,544	$87,703 – $133,152
San Diego, CA	4	$118,877	$100,724 – $135,878
Atlanta, GA	1	$117,738	$117,738 – $117,738
Knoxville, TN	1	$136,068	$136,068 – $136,068
Charlottesville, VA	1	$115,305	$115,305 – $115,305
Manhattan, KS	1	$122,967	$122,967 – $122,967
Oakridge, TN	1	$121,032	$121,032 – $121,032
Pittsburgh, PA	1	$110,494	$110,494 – $110,494
Wake Forest, NC	1	$156,554	$156,554 – $156,554

By year


2023	75	$113,100
2024	258	$114,066
2025	204	$123,000
2026	108	$124,938

By experience level


Level I	83	$84,968
Level II	464	$118,922
Level III	75	$140,004
Level IV	23	$197,552

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