23 companies filed certified H-1B applications for VISITING RESEARCH SCIENTIST roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 33 | $59,287 |
| 2 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 23 | $76,294 |
| 3 | CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 9 | $52,058 |
| 4 | Columbia University | 8 | $113,922 |
| 5 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK | 6 | $97,688 |
| 6 | Google LLC | 5 | $128,640 |
| 7 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. | 5 | $117,245 |
| 8 | INDIANA UNIV. PURDUE UNIV. INDIANAPOLIS | 4 | $42,027 |
| 9 | LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | 3 | $281,393 |
| 10 | BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | 2 | $48,500 |
| 11 | 3DM PAYROLL INC | 2 | $104,915 |
| 12 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | 2 | $75,000 |
| 13 | Yale University | 1 | $52,000 |
| 14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | $60,000 |
| 15 | INDIANA UNIVERSITY | 1 | $67,371 |
| 16 | MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | 1 | $55,786 |
| 17 | PRIVO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $50,107 |
| 18 | RICOH INNOVATIONS, INC. | 1 | $110,000 |
| 19 | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | 1 | $41,038 |
| 20 | The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence | 1 | $650,000 |
| 21 | The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 1 | $135,000 |
| 22 | Weber State University | 1 | $76,731 |
| 23 | WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER | 1 | $39,500 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 56 |
| New York | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 9 |
| Ohio | 9 |
| Indiana | 5 |
Counts are certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from public U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Wages shown are the offered annual wage on the filing, not a guarantee of pay.