Research Scientist H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 11,243 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Research Scientist positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $130,892 (median $117,104), with reported wages ranging from $33,446 to $1,200,000 across 1,156 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Research Scientist: META PLATFORMS, INC; META PLATFORMS, INC.; GOOGLE LLC; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; FACEBOOK, INC.. Most filings in: CA, NY, MA.