Research Scientist III H-1B Salary

201 certified H-1B filings list the job title Research Scientist III (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $114,000; the middle half of filings fall between $80,303 and $180,128. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (73 filings).

201
certified filings
$114,000
Median base salary
$80,303
25th pct
$180,128
75th pct
$201,094
90th pct
$71,198
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
$71,198$114,000 median$201,094

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202635$123,299
FY202560$127,120
FY202447$100,000
FY202359$108,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA33$164,400
Bellevue, WA22$182,896
Ames, IA15$76,226
Austin, TX9$125,000
Houston, TX9$114,000
Sunnyvale, CA9$224,682
Albuquerque, NM7$56,368
Huntsville, AL6$95,900
New York, NY6$218,450
Albany, NY4$91,364
Buffalo Grove, IL4$178,000
Galveston, TX4$70,000
Rapid City, SD4$73,500
Tucson, AZ4$61,500
Durham, NH3$80,000
Menands, NY3$91,922
Palo Alto, CA3$131,872
Redmond, WA3$110,450
Arlington, VA2$175,070
Cupertino, CA2$187,707

Research Scientist III salary by employer

Top 39 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Amazon.com Services LLC73$181,940
Iowa State University of Science and Technology15$76,226
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL13$76,431
Amazon Web Services, Inc.10$203,900
Tokyo Electron America, Inc.9$125,583
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.9$114,000
The University of Alabama in Huntsville7$95,325
University of New Mexico7$56,368
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology5$72,000
University of Texas Medical Branch5$70,000
Health Research Inc.4$91,922
The University of Arizona4$61,500
Chewy, Inc.3$190,190
SRI International3$131,872
University of New Hampshire3$80,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2$127,170
Colorado State University2$95,500
GenScript USA Inc.2$109,592
The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.2$88,938
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE2$75,305
Tufts University2$77,000
Wolfspeed, Inc.2$124,875
ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.1$62,400
BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC1$103,200
INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES1$80,438
LONZA HOUSTON INC1$82,960
LONZA TAMPA LLC1$92,000
Michigan Technological University1$80,000
NEW YORK STATE1$90,806
New York State Office of Mental Health1$96,336
Nitto Denko Avecia, Inc.1$113,896
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment1$96,540
Promega Corporation1$79,054
TEL Technology Center, America, LLC.1$130,000
The University of Texas at Arlington1$63,036
Tokyo Electron Technology Center, America, LLC1$125,000
Twitch Interactive, Inc.1$202,400
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS1$88,108
W.M. Rice University1$65,998

Related job titles

Research Scientist $150,000Scientist III $99,212Associate Research Scientist $78,155Data Scientist III $144,402Senior Research Scientist $107,625Applied Scientist III $202,100Research Scientist II $118,200Assistant Research Scientist $72,492Research Scientist I $83,741Postdoctoral Research Scientist $72,100

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