Research Specialist II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 52 certified H-1B applications for Research Specialist II roles between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $59,508. The typical offer was 8% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $59,508
Middle half earn: $50,034 to $88,009
Top 10% earn over: $93,927
Certified filings: 52

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
The Trustees of Princeton University	16	$52,000	−13%	$45,895 – $58,886
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	12	$93,273	+57%	$88,923 – $100,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri	9	$33,654	−43%	$33,654 – $51,522
Florida International University	4	$88,801	+49%	$86,133 – $89,565
Prairie View A&M University	3	$67,368	+13%	$63,684 – $69,684
Clemson University	2	$56,108	−6%	$54,304 – $57,911
W.M. Rice University	2	$58,770	−1%	$58,505 – $59,036
Loyola University Chicago	1	$56,000	−6%	$56,000 – $56,000
Georgetown University	1	$60,409	+2%	$60,409 – $60,409
Texas A&M University	1	$76,500	+29%	$76,500 – $76,500
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	1	$80,040	+35%	$80,040 – $80,040

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Princeton, NJ	19	$55,000	$46,000 – $60,811
Columbia, MO	9	$33,654	$33,654 – $51,522
Miami, FL	4	$88,801	$86,133 – $89,565
Prairie View, TX	3	$67,368	$63,684 – $69,684
Houston, TX	2	$58,770	$58,505 – $59,036
Seattle, WA	2	$94,348	$91,519 – $97,176
College Station, TX	2	$78,270	$77,385 – $79,155
New York, NY	2	$88,148	$87,723 – $88,574
Ashburn, VA	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Georgetown, SC	1	$52,500	$52,500 – $52,500
Dallas, TX	1	$88,000	$88,000 – $88,000
Chicago, IL	1	$56,000	$56,000 – $56,000
Clemson, SC	1	$59,715	$59,715 – $59,715
Boston, MA	1	$95,000	$95,000 – $95,000
Bloomington, IN	1	$94,090	$94,090 – $94,090
San Francisco, CA	1	$121,800	$121,800 – $121,800
Washington, DC	1	$60,409	$60,409 – $60,409

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	29	$54,000
Level II	14	$80,230
Level III	7	$89,000

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

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