H-1B job title salary

Research Investigator

#564 most-filed title 87 certified LCAs filed under 11 occupations

Median salary

$77,875

Half earn more, half less

Middle 50%

$72,348 – $99,339

P25 to P75

Change vs prior year

-15.63%

-18.19% after inflation

Share of all H-1B

87 filings

Research Investigator pay range

Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.

P10$70,000

P25$72,348

Median$77,875

P75$99,339

P90$138,680

Median by H-1B wage level

Level I$72,50021 LCAs

Level II$94,75325 LCAs

Level III$78,52226 LCAs

Level IV$145,0006 LCAs

Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).

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SOC split

Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 46%Chemists 16%Biological Scientists, All Other 16%Biochemists and Biophysicists 9%

Occupation (SOC)	Share	LCAs	P25	Median	P75
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042	45.98%	40	$73,740	$80,000	$100,040
Chemists 19-2031	16.09%	14	$90,000	$125,000	$133,750
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029	16.09%	14	$72,119	$72,911	$76,641
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021	9.2%	8	$67,442	$71,790	$75,360

Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.

What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.

Employer	LCAs	Median	vs all sponsors
University Of Michigan SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	15	$72,000	-10%
University Of Michigan SOC 19-1029 · Biological Scientists, All Other	13	$72,822	-0.1%
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	12	$99,265	+24.1%
Incyte SOC 19-2031 · Chemists	7	$130,000	+4%
University Of Michigan SOC 19-1021 · Biochemists and Biophysicists	6	$74,290	+3.5%
Bristol Myers Squibb SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	5	$144,282	+80.4%

The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.