AI Researcher H-1B salaries

Employers filed 53 certified H-1B applications for AI Researcher roles between Nov 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $212,300. The typical offer was 32% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $212,300
Middle half earn: $179,837 to $265,000
Top 10% earn over: $346,400
Certified filings: 53

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Pay by employer


Cisco Systems, Inc.	14	$190,350	−10%	$160,484 – $221,586
Workato Inc.	4	$360,000	+70%	$316,935 – $375,000
FL2024-008, Inc.	3	$340,000	+60%	$335,000 – $415,000
Tavus Inc.	3	$225,000	+6%	$214,462 – $225,000
Mistral AI, Inc.	2	$344,000	+62%	$342,000 – $346,000
Mighty Computing, Inc.	2	$230,000	+8%	$230,000 – $230,000
Traversal, Inc.	2	$242,500	+14%	$238,750 – $246,250
WorkCo International LLC	2	$170,000	−20%	$160,000 – $180,000
Sony Electronics Inc.	2	$181,900	−14%	$181,900 – $181,900
DRW Associates, LLC	2	$218,893	+3%	$209,446 – $228,340
Autodesk, Inc.	1	$179,837	−15%	$179,837 – $179,837
Flapping Airplanes, Inc.	1	$285,000	+34%	$285,000 – $285,000
Fireworks.ai, Inc.	1	$290,000	+37%	$290,000 – $290,000
Fin Bone LLC	1	$400,000	+88%	$400,000 – $400,000
Avm, L.P.	1	$150,000	−29%	$150,000 – $150,000
Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.	1	$185,000	−13%	$185,000 – $185,000
Amplifier Health, Inc.	1	$150,000	−29%	$150,000 – $150,000
Atlassian US, Inc.	1	$171,000	−19%	$171,000 – $171,000
Netflix, Inc.	1	$184,018	−13%	$184,018 – $184,018
Playerzero, Inc	1	$300,000	+41%	$300,000 – $300,000
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.	1	$127,000	−40%	$127,000 – $127,000
INFUSE, Inc.	1	$108,000	−49%	$108,000 – $108,000
Thuli Studios, Inc.	1	$100,000	−53%	$100,000 – $100,000
Vatic Labs Operations, LLC	1	$265,000	+25%	$265,000 – $265,000
Together Computer, Inc.	1	$211,432	0%	$211,432 – $211,432
WizardQuant LLC	1	$300,000	+41%	$300,000 – $300,000
Writer, Inc.	1	$265,000	+25%	$265,000 – $265,000

Where these jobs are

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


San Francisco, CA	20	$237,600	$199,192 – $307,500
Palo Alto, CA	6	$288,893	$209,446 – $346,000
New York, NY	5	$250,000	$235,000 – $250,200
Holmdel, NJ	3	$154,000	$150,100 – $167,500
San Jose, CA	3	$207,700	$183,900 – $216,191
Boca Raton, FL	2	$129,000	$118,500 – $139,500
Redwood City, CA	2	$235,950	$208,925 – $262,975
Sunnyvale, CA	2	$185,950	$183,925 – $187,975
Cambridge, MA	1	$230,000	$230,000 – $230,000
Milpitas, CA	1	$199,700	$199,700 – $199,700
Philadelphia, PA	1	$127,900	$127,900 – $127,900
Houston, TX	1	$127,000	$127,000 – $127,000
Los Angeles, CA	1	$184,018	$184,018 – $184,018
Rockville, MD	1	$171,000	$171,000 – $171,000
Santa Clara, CA	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Seattle, WA	1	$171,300	$171,300 – $171,300
Somerville, MA	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
West Hollywood, CA	1	$400,000	$400,000 – $400,000

By experience level


Level I	6	$181,900
Level II	18	$180,418
Level III	8	$211,866
Level IV	18	$275,000

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

By year


2023	2	$181,900
2024	5	$203,923
2025	19	$212,300
2026	27	$225,000

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