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Research Scientist · Mountain View, CA

Research Scientist in Mountain View, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 308 certified H-1B applications for Research Scientist roles in Mountain View, CA between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $202,000, 31% above the median for this job across the US.

Median salary offered
$202,000
Middle half earn
$188,000 to $228,499
Top 10% earn over
$250,600
Certified filings
308

Pay by employer

Google LLC266$201,6000%$188,000 – $227,500
Waymo LLC19$205,000+1%$182,500 – $242,500
Otter.Ai, Inc.6$202,0000%$194,500 – $202,000
Artizen, Inc.4$145,367−28%$124,334 – $169,520
Utopai Studios, Inc.3$400,000+98%$318,893 – $450,000
Applied Intuition, Inc.2$315,000+56%$282,500 – $347,500
Yahoo Holdings Inc.2$190,592−6%$189,421 – $191,764
Granica Computing, Inc.1$225,000+11%$225,000 – $225,000
Databricks, Inc.1$224,682+11%$224,682 – $224,682
Salesforce, Inc.1$220,000+9%$220,000 – $220,000
Mineral Earth Sciences LLC1$177,000−12%$177,000 – $177,000
Megagon Labs, Inc.1$219,106+8%$219,106 – $219,106
Utopai East Studios, Inc.1$400,000+98%$400,000 – $400,000

By experience level

Level I2$215,000$127,710
Level II158$205,000$164,400
Level III23$252,000$201,090
Level IV16$312,500$237,790

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for Mountain View, CA.

By year

20232$181,000
202482$189,500
2025104$195,500
2026120$206,000

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-19Waymo LLC$250,000II
2026-06-14Google LLC$232,000II
2026-06-11Google LLC$276,000II
2026-06-11Google LLC$279,000II
2026-06-10Utopai Studios, Inc.$500,000IV
2026-06-08Google LLC$240,000II
2026-06-07Otter.Ai, Inc.$202,000II
2026-06-07Otter.Ai, Inc.$202,000III
2026-06-05Google LLC$250,000IV
2026-06-01Google LLC$349,000III
2026-05-21Google LLC$250,000IV
2026-05-20Google LLC$232,000II
2026-05-20Google LLC$276,000II
2026-05-19Waymo LLC$250,000II
2026-05-18Granica Computing, Inc.$225,000I
2026-05-14Google LLC$238,000II
2026-05-14Google LLC$208,000II
2026-05-14Google LLC$205,000II
2026-05-14Google LLC$276,000II
2026-05-07Google LLC$247,000II
2026-05-07Google LLC$232,000II
2026-05-05Google LLC$204,000II
2026-04-29Otter.Ai, Inc.$202,000III
2026-04-29Otter.Ai, Inc.$202,000II
2026-04-27Artizen, Inc.$178,880II

The 25 most recent of 308. Every filing is on the Mountain View, CA and Research Scientist pages.

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