Research Fellow H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 4,927 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Research Fellow positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $71,066 (median $69,307), with reported wages ranging from $42,640 to $1,103,784 across 123 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Research Fellow: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS; GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION; MAYO CLINIC; DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE; CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION. Most filings in: MA, MD, MN.