H-1B job title salary

Research Professional

#657 most-filed title 71 certified LCAs filed under 25 occupations
Median salary
$74,235
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$66,978 – $85,576
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+15.35%
+11.85% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
71 filings

Research Professional pay range

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

P10$57,325
P25$66,978
Median$74,235
P75$85,576
P90$99,445
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$68,71920 LCAs
Level II$70,40029 LCAs
Level III$80,58819 LCAs

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

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Research Professional pay by occupation code

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

Biological Scientists, All Other 28%Chemists 10%Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 10%Soil and Plant Scientists 7%
Occupation (SOC) Share LCAs P25 Median P75
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 28.17% 20 $65,405 $68,542 $80,862
Chemists 19-2031 9.86% 7 $67,000 $67,496 $68,948
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 9.86% 7 $74,838 $80,000 $81,766
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 7.04% 5 $65,728 $68,959 $77,979

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

Top H-1B sponsors for Research Professional

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 Minnesota
SOC 19-1029 · Biological Scientists, All Other
16 $68,542 +0%
University Of Minnesota
SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
5 $75,837 -5.2%

Exact titles grouped here

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

  • Research Professional V8 LCAs · median $71,606

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