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. The typical offer was 15% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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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


Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	43	$70,000	−3%	$70,000 – $78,600
North Carolina State University	33	$72,000	0%	$65,000 – $84,460
Duke University	20	$70,146	−3%	$67,212 – $79,403
The Trustees of Princeton University	6	$109,358	+52%	$103,962 – $118,049
New York University	4	$76,283	+6%	$65,000 – $103,174
Boise State University	4	$79,872	+11%	$78,520 – $81,224
Bard College	2	$91,000	+26%	$84,500 – $97,500
Columbia University	2	$153,000	+112%	$153,000 – $153,000
Purdue University	2	$78,725	+9%	$75,588 – $81,862
Old Dominion University	2	$60,278	−16%	$60,278 – $60,278
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation	2	$56,368	−22%	$56,368 – $56,368
National Institute of Aerospace Associates	1	$74,984	+4%	$74,984 – $74,984
Michigan State University	1	$62,421	−13%	$62,421 – $62,421
CZ Biohub New York, LLC	1	$71,282	−1%	$71,282 – $71,282
Johns Hopkins University	1	$122,199	+70%	$122,199 – $122,199
Northern California Institute for Research and Education	1	$66,685	−7%	$66,685 – $66,685
Wake Forest University Health Sciences	1	$52,437	−27%	$52,437 – $52,437
W.M. Rice University	1	$95,000	+32%	$95,000 – $95,000
Xavier University of Louisiana	1	$56,014	−22%	$56,014 – $56,014

Where these jobs are

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


New York, NY	49	$71,282	$70,000 – $80,000
Raleigh, NC	31	$72,000	$65,000 – $83,430
Durham, NC	20	$70,146	$67,212 – $79,403
Princeton, NJ	5	$106,850	$103,000 – $111,866
Boise, ID	4	$79,872	$78,520 – $81,224
Minneapolis, MN	2	$56,368	$56,368 – $56,368
West Lafayette, IN	2	$78,725	$75,588 – $81,862
Norfolk, VA	2	$60,278	$60,278 – $60,278
Anandale-On-Hudson, NY	1	$78,000	$78,000 – $78,000
Commack, NY	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Asheville, NC	1	$110,370	$110,370 – $110,370
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	1	$104,000	$104,000 – $104,000
Kannapolis, NC	1	$60,000	$60,000 – $60,000
New Orleans, LA	1	$56,014	$56,014 – $56,014
East Lansing, MI	1	$62,421	$62,421 – $62,421
Houston, TX	1	$95,000	$95,000 – $95,000
San Diego, CA	1	$120,110	$120,110 – $120,110
San Francisco, CA	1	$66,685	$66,685 – $66,685
Washington, DC	1	$122,199	$122,199 – $122,199
Winston Salem, NC	1	$52,437	$52,437 – $52,437

By experience level


Level I	56	$70,000
Level II	54	$75,000
Level III	13	$90,711
Level IV	4	$113,100

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

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