Senior Research Scientist H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 1,313 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Senior Research Scientist positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $118,096 (median $98,924), with reported wages ranging from $42,494 to $840,000 across 397 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Senior Research Scientist: MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER; NVIDIA CORPORATION; UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER; NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Most filings in: NY, CA, MA.