Research Scientist salaries
5,433 H-1B & PERM records for "Research Scientist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.5433
Results Found
$126525
Average Salary
$28170
Minimum
$564000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asana, Inc. | Data Scientist | San Francisco, CA | $186560 - $237440 | H-1B | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Asana, Inc. | Data Scientist | San Francisco, CA | $186560 - $237440 | H-1B | Aug 18, 2021 |
| TENCENT AMERICA LLC | Sr. Research Scientist | Palo Alto, CA | $186252 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2020 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Research Scientist | Bellevue, WA | $186245 - $206245 | Green Card | Dec 16, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Research Scientist | New York, NY | $186000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC. | APPLIED SCIENTIST II | SANTA CLARA, CA | $186000 | H-1B | May 19, 2023 |
| VISA USA | Staff Research Scientist | Palo Alto, CA | $186000 - $206000 | Green Card | Mar 3, 2021 |
| ACTIANCE, INC | Technical Director, Performance & Instrumentation | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $186000 | Green Card | Jan 3, 2018 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Computer and Information Research Scientists | Santa Clara, CA | $186000 | Green Card | 2014 |
| APPLE INC. | Machine Learning Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $185900 - $236900 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2022 |
| LYFT INC | Research Scientist | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $185864 | Green Card | Mar 25, 2019 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | RESEARCH SCIENTIST III | SEATTLE, WA | $185700 | H-1B | 2025 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA | $185400 | Green Card | Apr 28, 2020 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA | $185400 | Green Card | Mar 27, 2020 |
| EBAY INC. | Sr. User Experience Researcher 2 | San Jose, CA | $185285 | Green Card | Jan 29, 2020 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Seattle, WA | $185250 - $205250 | Green Card | Jan 14, 2021 |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $185227 | Green Card | May 13, 2019 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | Machine Learning Engineer | $185000 - $300000 | Green Card | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| Bloomberg L.P. | Machine Learning Engineer | $185000 - $300000 | Green Card | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| Airbnb, Inc. | Software Engineer | $185000 - $245000 | Green Card | Nov 4, 2024 | |
| Adobe Inc. | Research Scientist/Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Sep 9, 2022 |
| PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC. | Senior UX Researcher | New York, NY | $185000 | Green Card | Aug 6, 2020 |
| KLA Corporation | Research Scientist | Milpitas, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Oct 7, 2020 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Research Scientist | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2021 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Research Scientist | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Sep 6, 2019 |
| OATH HOLDINGS INC. | Research Scientist | Sunnyvale, CA | $185000 - $205000 | Green Card | Apr 13, 2020 |
| ROBERT BOSCH LLC | Senior Research Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2019 |
| VANGOGH IMAGING, INC. | Senior 3D Computer Vision Engineer | MCLEAN, VA | $185000 | Green Card | Jun 12, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $185000 - $205000 | Green Card | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Adobe Inc. | Data Scientist | San Jose, CA | $184748 | Green Card | Jun 2, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Researcher | Redmond, WA | $184500 - $204500 | Green Card | Aug 31, 2020 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | Research Scientist | SANTA CLARA, CA | $184350 - $219830 | Green Card | Jul 26, 2019 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Senior Research Engineer (Multiple Positions) | $184300 - $337250 | Green Card | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| ByteDance Inc. | Senior Research Engineer (Multiple Positions) | $184300 - $337250 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Bloomberg L.P. | Machine Learning Engineer | $184000 - $280000 | Green Card | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| Etsy, Inc. | Senior Applied Scientist | $184000 - $216000 | Green Card | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| IMANAGE LLC | Senior Manager Data Science | Chicago, IL | $184000 - $195000 | Green Card | Nov 29, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Menlo Park, CA | $184000 - $204000 | Green Card | Jan 14, 2021 |
| PINTEREST, INC. | People Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA | $183750 | Green Card | Jan 21, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Sausalito, CA | $183605 - $203605 | Green Card | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Research Scientist | $183354 - $194000 | Green Card | Jun 19, 2024 | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Sr Machine Learning Applied Research Scientist - … | $183310 - $213310 | Green Card | Jan 4, 2024 | |
| ROKU, INC. | Senior Data Scientist | San Jose, CA | $183310 - $229500 | Green Card | Dec 5, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Senior Researcher | Redmond, WA | $183210 - $203210 | Green Card | Jul 27, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist, Sensors | Redmond, WA | $183150 - $203150 | Green Card | Sep 18, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Seattle, WA | $183150 - $203150 | Green Card | May 8, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $183150 - $2013150 | Green Card | May 2, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $183150 - $203150 | Green Card | May 2, 2019 |
| Google LLC | Research Scientist | New York, NY | $183000 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2023 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Sunnyvale, CA | $183000 - $228000 | Green Card | Nov 8, 2021 |
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