2,446 certified H-1B filings list the job title Research Fellow (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $72,000; the middle half of filings fall between $65,000 and $82,506. The largest sponsor for this title is National Institutes of Health, HHS (579 filings).
2,446
certified filings
$72,000
Median base salary
$65,000
25th pct
$82,506
75th pct
$99,471
90th pct
$58,011
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
$58,011$72,000 median$99,471
Salary by fiscal year
Year
Filings
Median
FY2026
414
$75,000
FY2025
623
$73,611
FY2024
695
$72,000
FY2023
714
$67,000
Top cities
City
Filings
Median
Boston, MA
1,013
$71,406
Bethesda, MD
314
$95,277
Rochester, MN
194
$61,900
Charlestown, MA
119
$70,000
Rockville, MD
90
$99,007
New York, NY
44
$63,500
Cambridge, MA
42
$70,000
Cincinnati, OH
37
$63,877
Austin, TX
35
$61,093
Bronx, NY
34
$65,000
Jacksonville, FL
33
$63,856
Frederick, MD
25
$99,752
Scottsdale, AZ
24
$63,473
Baltimore, MD
22
$88,174
Washington, DC
20
$107,500
N Bethesda, MD
19
$94,048
Research Triangle Park, NC
17
$87,760
Belmont, MA
14
$60,112
Winston Salem, NC
14
$56,441
Germantown, MD
10
$92,706
Research Fellow salary by employer
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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