Research Specialist H-1B Salary

420 certified H-1B filings list the job title Research Specialist (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $67,350; the middle half of filings fall between $53,671 and $83,583. The largest sponsor for this title is Howard Hughes Medical Institute (116 filings).

420
certified filings
$67,350
Median base salary
$53,671
25th pct
$83,583
75th pct
$95,000
90th pct
$44,496
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$44,496$67,350 median$95,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202679$68,890
FY2025107$66,000
FY2024113$68,000
FY2023121$65,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Chicago, IL40$60,840
New York, NY33$80,413
Madison, WI26$48,381
Boston, MA25$70,000
Ashburn, VA18$90,540
Atlanta, GA17$40,000
Pittsburgh, PA14$46,714
Fargo, ND13$56,000
St. Louis, MO12$51,000
Evanston, IL8$66,928
Urbana, IL8$63,500
Iowa City, IA7$60,000
Arlington, VA6$43,264
Berkeley, CA6$83,262
Cambridge, MA6$84,030
Charlestown, MA5$57,325
La Jolla, CA5$102,024
Philadelphia, PA5$67,795
Seattle, WA5$73,547
Sioux Falls, SD5$39,520

Research Specialist salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Howard Hughes Medical Institute116$86,490
University of Wisconsin System24$48,381
University of Illinois Chicago22$65,768
Emory University18$40,000
Brigham and Women's Hospital17$69,997
Northwestern University17$63,773
Weill Cornell Medical College17$67,434
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY16$55,500
The University of Iowa12$70,068
University of Pittsburgh11$44,070
Washington University11$51,000
University of Illinois at Chicago10$56,500
University of Illinois9$65,000
ClinRe Inc.6$43,264
General Hospital Corporation6$56,878
The Rockefeller University5$65,000
The University of Chicago5$55,000
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School5$68,604
Arizona State University4$57,724
North Carolina State University4$55,110
3M Company3$142,406
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary3$70,450
McLean Hospital3$54,995
Sanford Research3$39,624
Temple University--A Commonwealth University3$53,000
3M Healthcare US Opco LLC2$136,904
Braskem America, Inc.2$140,634
Cell Biologics, Inc2$41,000
Children's Hospital Los Angeles2$67,267
ClinRé Inc.2$43,254
Core Pharma LLC2$60,134
HMH Hospitals Corporation2$61,812
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY2$72,203
Sanford2$38,803
Texas Department of State Health Services2$72,726
Univ of WI System2$41,094
University of Connecticut2$68,578
University of Illinois Springfield2$65,000
University of Rochester2$50,500
Vanderbilt University2$67,166
Washington University in St. Louis2$60,600
Yipit, LLC2$97,542
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.1$150,888
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago1$56,368
BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.1$72,000
Board of Trustees, Univ of IL, behalf of Discovery Partners Inst1$92,997
Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, on behalf of University of Illinois Springfield1$69,642
Cibus US LLC1$89,108
Clemson University1$52,000
Dow Jones and Company, Inc.1$80,000

Related job titles

Senior Research Specialist $99,341Research Specialist II $59,433Specialist $101,619Research Lab Specialist Associate $48,510Research Lab Specialist Intermediate $61,352Research Scientist $150,000Research Associate $70,000Research Fellow $72,000Marketing Specialist $63,398Research Engineer $166,800

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer