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68 H-1B & PERM records for "Research Staff", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member RTP, NC $108763 - $145000 Green Card Feb 26, 2015
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INC. (PARC) Member of Research Staff PALO ALTO, CA $100000 - $164000 Green Card Oct 29, 2014
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPO… Member Research Staff ANDOVER, MA $98400 Green Card May 25, 2016
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member RTP, NC $91770 - $160000 Green Card Jun 6, 2017
Episteme, Inc. Member of Research Staff - Postdoctoral Researcher San Francisco, CA $90000 - $110000 H-1B Mar 4, 2026
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member Yorktown Heights, NY $89877 - $180204 Green Card Oct 4, 2022
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member Yorktown Heights, NY $89877 - $171284 Green Card Apr 6, 2022
G2L, INC. Research Staff Wildwood, MO $89856 Green Card Sep 28, 2015
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member RTP, NC $89024 - $141536 Green Card Jan 6, 2016
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INC. (PARC) Member of Research Staff PALO ALTO, CA $82500 - $135000 Green Card Jun 9, 2014
WOLFRAM RESEARCH, INC. Research Staff Member CHAMPAIGN, IL $79570 Green Card Jun 23, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Instructional Research Staff SALT LAKE CITY, UT $78401 Green Card Jul 9, 2018
PHILIPS LIGHTING NORTH AMERICA CORPORAT… Member Research Staff SOMERSET, NJ $76606 - $139750 Green Card Oct 30, 2017
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH STAFF MEMBER LIVERMORE, CA $75600 H-1B Dec 12, 2012
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member RTP, NC $72488 - $150882 Green Card Feb 10, 2017
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH STAFF MEMBER LIVERMORE, CA $72000 H-1B Nov 22, 2010
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member Yorktown Heights, NY $68328 - $153964 Green Card Aug 20, 2019
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member RTP, NC $59384 - $162000 Green Card Sep 15, 2015
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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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