Senior Research Specialist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 263 certified H-1B applications for Senior Research Specialist roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $93,746. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $93,746
Middle half earn: $70,000 to $115,586
Top 10% earn over: $122,886
Certified filings: 263

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Pay by employer


The Dow Chemical Company	131	$111,114	+19%	$93,746 – $118,102
The Trustees of Princeton University	27	$64,500	−31%	$60,000 – $65,812
Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC	17	$111,925	+19%	$94,723 – $115,066
Johns Hopkins University	15	$65,000	−31%	$57,298 – $70,000
University of Pittsburgh	11	$51,000	−46%	$50,000 – $52,923
Dow Silicones Corporation	10	$114,286	+22%	$108,836 – $118,934
Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division	8	$72,814	−22%	$71,750 – $75,487
University of Illinois Chicago	8	$69,167	−26%	$67,500 – $72,816
The Curators of the University of Missouri	4	$59,751	−36%	$51,896 – $67,346
Avery Dennison Corporation	4	$123,512	+32%	$117,619 – $129,217
Vanderbilt University	4	$72,146	−23%	$68,560 – $73,762
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	3	$60,236	−36%	$59,498 – $66,576
Sanford	3	$56,056	−40%	$54,486 – $56,867
Nokia of America Corporation	3	$147,400	+57%	$146,420 – $153,650
University of Illinois	3	$86,022	−8%	$67,122 – $86,022
Arizona State University	2	$51,355	−45%	$51,355 – $51,355
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	1	$84,843	−9%	$84,843 – $84,843
The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology	1	$54,000	−42%	$54,000 – $54,000
HMH Hospitals Corporation	1	$60,000	−36%	$60,000 – $60,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	1	$58,000	−38%	$58,000 – $58,000
Refinitiv US LLC	1	$173,986	+86%	$173,986 – $173,986
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	1	$85,000	−9%	$85,000 – $85,000
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.	1	$91,730	−2%	$91,730 – $91,730
The University of Chicago	1	$161,258	+72%	$161,258 – $161,258
University of Illinois at Chicago	1	$67,995	−27%	$67,995 – $67,995
University of Rochester	1	$72,000	−23%	$72,000 – $72,000

Where these jobs are

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


Midland, MI	48	$111,114	$99,341 – $119,142
Freeport, TX	48	$94,578	$90,834 – $116,438
Lake Jackson, TX	27	$111,925	$93,746 – $117,790
Princeton, NJ	24	$64,500	$57,750 – $65,000
Collegeville, PA	21	$111,925	$109,470 – $118,102
Baltimore, MD	15	$65,000	$57,298 – $70,000
Pittsburgh, PA	9	$51,000	$50,000 – $52,533
Buffalo, NY	8	$72,814	$71,750 – $75,487
Chicago, IL	8	$70,146	$67,246 – $92,023
Auburn, MI	6	$118,726	$112,913 – $121,950
Nashville, TN	4	$72,146	$68,560 – $73,762
Naperville, IL	3	$147,400	$146,420 – $153,650
Memphis, TN	3	$60,236	$59,498 – $66,576
Sioux Falls, SD	3	$56,056	$54,486 – $56,867
Mill Hall, PA	3	$119,025	$116,212 – $123,512
Columbia, MO	3	$53,040	$50,752 – $59,751
Urbana, IL	2	$67,122	$57,672 – $76,572
Deer Park, TX	2	$119,236	$117,411 – $121,061
Elizabethtown, KY	2	$118,102	$118,102 – $118,102
Ambler, PA	2	$111,925	$111,925 – $111,925

By experience level


Level I	60	$64,500
Level II	19	$80,392
Level III	144	$107,515
Level IV	8	$121,440

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

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