R&D Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 42 certified H-1B applications for R&D Scientist roles between Nov 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $96,532. The typical offer was 9% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Compare R&D Scientist with another job title

Median salary offered: $96,532
Middle half earn: $81,762 to $117,098
Top 10% earn over: $140,630
Certified filings: 42

Every filing

Loading filings…

Pay by employer


Rust-Oleum Corporation	6	$82,130	−15%	$80,288 – $83,003
Agilent Technologies, Inc.	4	$199,654	+107%	$148,281 – $243,420
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	3	$115,960	+20%	$111,717 – $119,215
Atoco, Inc.	2	$82,400	−15%	$82,400 – $82,400
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.	2	$99,840	+3%	$98,560 – $101,120
Byrne Dairy, Inc.	1	$73,000	−24%	$73,000 – $73,000
EMD Performance Materials Corporation	1	$106,500	+10%	$106,500 – $106,500
Essilor of America, Inc.	1	$137,299	+42%	$137,299 – $137,299
The Euclid Chemical Company	1	$65,000	−33%	$65,000 – $65,000
GDB International, Inc.	1	$85,000	−12%	$85,000 – $85,000
Harmoni International Spice, Inc.	1	$101,378	+5%	$101,378 – $101,378
Heraeus Epurio LLC	1	$82,000	−15%	$82,000 – $82,000
Idaho Milk Products, Inc.	1	$81,682	−15%	$81,682 – $81,682
Egglife Foods, Inc.	1	$70,000	−27%	$70,000 – $70,000
Infinity Bio, Inc.	1	$77,000	−20%	$77,000 – $77,000
Izon Science US LLC	1	$85,000	−12%	$85,000 – $85,000
Lactalis Cheese and Dairy Holding Inc.	1	$74,000	−23%	$74,000 – $74,000
Kerry Inc.	1	$85,469	−11%	$85,469 – $85,469
Lonza Houston Inc	1	$102,712	+6%	$102,712 – $102,712
Luxottica of America Inc.	1	$137,299	+42%	$137,299 – $137,299
Mankiewicz Coatings LLC	1	$95,784	−1%	$95,784 – $95,784
Lentigen Technology, Inc.	1	$105,338	+9%	$105,338 – $105,338
Medline Industries, LP.	1	$144,040	+49%	$144,040 – $144,040
MPL Brands NV, INC	1	$79,560	−18%	$79,560 – $79,560
The Procter & Gamble Company	1	$141,000	+46%	$141,000 – $141,000
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.	1	$115,000	+19%	$115,000 – $115,000
Sepax Technologies, Inc.	1	$75,000	−22%	$75,000 – $75,000
The Sherwin-Williams Company	1	$101,566	+5%	$101,566 – $101,566
Solidec Inc.	1	$117,478	+22%	$117,478 – $117,478
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	1	$130,083	+35%	$130,083 – $130,083

Where these jobs are

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


Pleasant Prairie, WI	6	$82,130	$80,288 – $83,003
Santa Clara, CA	3	$243,420	$199,654 – $243,420
Sugar Land, TX	3	$115,960	$111,717 – $119,215
Foothill Ranch, CA	2	$82,400	$82,400 – $82,400
Dudley, MA	2	$137,299	$137,299 – $137,299
Memphis, TN	2	$99,840	$98,560 – $101,120
Houston, TX	2	$110,095	$106,404 – $113,786
Beloit, WI	1	$85,469	$85,469 – $85,469
Charleston, SC	1	$95,784	$95,784 – $95,784
Brecksville, OH	1	$101,566	$101,566 – $101,566
Branchburg, NJ	1	$106,500	$106,500 – $106,500
Baltimore, MD	1	$77,000	$77,000 – $77,000
Ankeny, IA	1	$125,460	$125,460 – $125,460
Gaithersburg, MD	1	$105,338	$105,338 – $105,338
East Syracuse, NY	1	$73,000	$73,000 – $73,000
City Of Industry, CA	1	$101,378	$101,378 – $101,378
Cleveland, OH	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Nashville, IL	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Jerome, ID	1	$81,682	$81,682 – $81,682
Medford, MA	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000

By experience level


Level I	10	$82,400
Level II	10	$104,025
Level III	14	$99,329
Level IV	8	$123,965

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

By year


2023	2	$79,934
2024	12	$89,841
2025	13	$101,378
2026	15	$101,566

Related job titles

Scientist $101,251