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Research Scholar H-1B salaries

Employers filed 128 certified H-1B applications for Research Scholar roles between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $72,000.

Median salary offered
$72,000
Middle half earn
$66,921 to $82,016
Top 10% earn over
$95,015
Certified filings
128

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center43$70,000$70,000 – $78,600
North Carolina State University33$72,000$65,000 – $84,460
Duke University20$70,146$67,212 – $79,403
The Trustees of Princeton University6$109,358$103,962 – $118,049
New York University4$76,283$65,000 – $103,174
Boise State University4$79,872$78,520 – $81,224
Bard College2$91,000$84,500 – $97,500
Columbia University2$153,000$153,000 – $153,000
Purdue University2$78,725$75,588 – $81,862
Old Dominion University2$60,278$60,278 – $60,278
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation2$56,368$56,368 – $56,368
National Institute of Aerospace Associates1$74,984$74,984 – $74,984
Michigan State University1$62,421$62,421 – $62,421
CZ Biohub New York, LLC1$71,282$71,282 – $71,282
Johns Hopkins University1$122,199$122,199 – $122,199
Northern California Institute for Research and Education1$66,685$66,685 – $66,685
Wake Forest University Health Sciences1$52,437$52,437 – $52,437
W.M. Rice University1$95,000$95,000 – $95,000
Xavier University of Louisiana1$56,014$56,014 – $56,014

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY49$71,282$70,000 – $80,000
Raleigh, NC31$72,000$65,000 – $83,430
Durham, NC20$70,146$67,212 – $79,403
Princeton, NJ5$106,850$103,000 – $111,866
Boise, ID4$79,872$78,520 – $81,224
Minneapolis, MN2$56,368$56,368 – $56,368
West Lafayette, IN2$78,725$75,588 – $81,862
Norfolk, VA2$60,278$60,278 – $60,278
Anandale-On-Hudson, NY1$78,000$78,000 – $78,000
Commack, NY1$65,000$65,000 – $65,000
Asheville, NC1$110,370$110,370 – $110,370
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY1$104,000$104,000 – $104,000
Kannapolis, NC1$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
New Orleans, LA1$56,014$56,014 – $56,014
East Lansing, MI1$62,421$62,421 – $62,421
Houston, TX1$95,000$95,000 – $95,000
San Diego, CA1$120,110$120,110 – $120,110
San Francisco, CA1$66,685$66,685 – $66,685
Washington, DC1$122,199$122,199 – $122,199
Winston Salem, NC1$52,437$52,437 – $52,437

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I56$70,000
Level II54$75,000
Level III13$90,711
Level IV4$113,100

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202319$67,500
202434$70,000
202555$72,450
202620$79,600