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413,194 H-1B & PERM records for "scientist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$100707

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$6200

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$1000000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATI… CARDIOLOGIST INDEPENDENCE, IA $360000 - $425000 H-1B May 5, 2016
IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATI… CARDIOLOGIST CEDAR RAPIDS, IA $360000 - $425000 H-1B Feb 5, 2016
BON SECOURS - ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL OF RI… CHIEF DIVISION OF RESEARCH - PERITONEAL SURFACE MA RICHMOND, VA $360000 H-1B Nov 13, 2012
BON SECOURS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL CHIEF DIVISION OF RESEARCH - PERITONEAL SURFACE MA RICHMOND, VA $360000 H-1B Nov 1, 2012
GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. PSYCHIATRIST St. Paul, MN $358218 H-1B May 22, 2019
Roblox Corporation Principal Privacy Software Engineer San Mateo, CA $358150 H-1B May 13, 2025
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH Researcher Cambridge, MA $358093 H-1B Jul 10, 2020
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Engineer - Foundation Model AI Platform San Jose, CA $358000 H-1B Aug 15, 2025
Mayo Clinic Senior Associate Consultant - Medical Oncology Albert Lea, MN $357000 H-1B Apr 19, 2023
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Hospitalist Pittsburgh, PA $356940 H-1B Nov 8, 2019
TikTok Inc. Data Science Lead – TikTok Global Music San Jose, CA $356400 H-1B Oct 11, 2023
BYTEDANCE INC. Data Scientist Bellevue, WA $356250 H-1B Nov 22, 2024
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Generative AI San Jose, CA $356000 H-1B Apr 16, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Generative AI San Jose, CA $356000 H-1B May 13, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Computer Graphics San Jose, CA $355680 H-1B Jan 31, 2025
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES C… ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (SURGICAL NEURORADIOLOGIST) EL PASO, TX $355419 H-1B Nov 8, 2013
Mistral AI, Inc. AI Scientist Palo Alto, CA $355000 - $375000 H-1B Apr 16, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Generative AI San Jose, CA $355000 H-1B Nov 13, 2025
Mistral AI, Inc. AI Scientist Palo Alto, CA $355000 - $375000 H-1B Apr 11, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Code Generation San Jose, CA $355000 H-1B Nov 3, 2025
HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT B… Radiology Physician in Research Boston, MA $355000 H-1B Aug 7, 2024
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING LLC SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - INTERNATIONAL (POLICY ANA… WASHINGTON, DC $355000 H-1B Mar 17, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INTERNAL MEDICINE ANN ARBOR, MI $354661 H-1B Jan 13, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INTERNAL MEDICINE ANN ARBOR, MI $354661 H-1B Jan 12, 2010
Credit Karma LLC Staff Data Scientist Oakland, CA $354627 H-1B Dec 14, 2023
Credit Karma LLC Staff Data Scientist Oakland, CA $354627 H-1B Feb 8, 2024
MAYO CLINIC ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SU… ROCHESTER, MN $354250 H-1B Jun 1, 2017
ByteDance Inc. Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads San Jose, CA $354000 H-1B May 20, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Generative AI San Jose, CA $354000 H-1B Aug 9, 2024
VCU Health System Authority Hematologist/Oncologist South Hill, VA $353920 H-1B Jul 12, 2021
Matonee Inc. Research Scientist Palo Alto, CA $353779 H-1B Mar 13, 2025
National Bureau of Economic Research, I… Researcher Bellevue, WA $353736 H-1B Aug 1, 2025
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Clinical Assistant Professor- Radiology Copley, OH $353600 H-1B Dec 10, 2019
WELLMONT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PULMONOLOGIST/CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN KINGSPORT, TN $353600 H-1B Dec 27, 2018
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOSPITALIST Decatur, IL $353600 H-1B Mar 14, 2019
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN/INTENSIVIST LUMBERTON, NC $352800 H-1B Aug 11, 2017
National Bureau of Economic Research, I… Researcher Chicago, IL $352664 H-1B Jun 2, 2021
TikTok Inc. Research Engineer San Jose, CA $352000 H-1B May 18, 2026
TikTok Inc. Research Engineer San Jose, CA $352000 H-1B Jun 2, 2026
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Sr Director, Big Data Bellevue, WA $352000 - $362000 H-1B May 13, 2024
TWG Resources LLC Director, Data Science Clark, NJ $351750 - $3617500 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
ByteDance Inc. Sr. Research Scientist, Intelligent Editing (Mult… San Jose, CA $350700 H-1B Apr 8, 2025
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW GALVESTON, TX $350001 H-1B Aug 3, 2010
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist - Foundation Model, Vision and… San Jose, CA $350000 H-1B May 13, 2026
Hippocratic AI, Inc. Senior Staff Research Scientist, Speech Palo Alto, CA $350000 H-1B Nov 3, 2025
TimeBean Inc. Member of Technical Staff Menlo Park, CA $350000 H-1B Jun 12, 2026
Fetch Rewards, Inc. Head of Core ML Products San Francisco, CA $350000 H-1B Dec 10, 2025
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF SAN FRANCISCO, CA $350000 H-1B Dec 3, 2025
DepthFirst AI, Inc. Member of Technical Staff San Francisco, CA $350000 H-1B Feb 23, 2026
Hippocratic AI, Inc Staff Applied Scientist Palo Alto, CA $350000 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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