Security Researcher salaries
572 H-1B & PERM records for "Security Researcher", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$122299
Average Salary
$44117
Minimum
$340000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | Security Researcher | Hillsboro, OR | $132940 - $199800 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2024 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $132895 | H-1B | May 1, 2013 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Staff Security Researcher | Austin, TX | $132891 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Staff Security Researcher | Santa Clara, CA | $132200 | Green Card | Dec 11, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Staff Security Researcher | Santa Clara, CA | $132000 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $132000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2018 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Security Researcher II | Cambridge, MA | $131428 | H-1B | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Security Researcher II | Cambridge, MA | $131428 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2023 |
| TikTok Inc. | Security Researcher | San Jose, CA | $131300 | H-1B | May 14, 2026 |
| Adobe Inc. | Application Security Researcher | San Jose, CA | $131290 | H-1B | Jul 25, 2022 |
| ADOBE INC. | Application Security Researcher | San Jose, CA | $131290 | H-1B | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | Security Researcher | $131144 - $136144 | Green Card | Oct 3, 2024 | |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | Security Researcher | SAN JOSE, CA | $130971 | Green Card | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | Sr. Security Researcher | San Jose, CA | $130894 - $150000 | H-1B | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Verabit Labs Ltd | Security Researcher | Moreno Valley, CA | $130000 - $150000 | H-1B | May 5, 2026 |
| ZSCALER INC | Security Researcher | San Jose, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Corelight, Inc. | Security Researcher | San Francisco, CA | $130000 - $140000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2020 |
| EXABEAM, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN MATEO, CA | $130000 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2019 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $130000 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2018 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $130000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2018 |
| FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | SR. STAFF SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN JOSE, CA | $130000 - $140000 | H-1B | Mar 1, 2018 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | STAFF SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $130000 | H-1B | Feb 9, 2018 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $130000 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2017 |
| NETSKOPE, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | LOS ALTOS, CA | $130000 - $150000 | H-1B | Mar 18, 2016 |
| COVERITY, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $130000 | E-3 | Sep 14, 2012 |
| IMMUNITY, INC. | SENIOR SECURITY RESEARCHER 2 | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $130000 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2009 |
| IMMUNITY, INC. | SENIOR SECURITY RESEARCHER | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $130000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2009 |
| SALESFORCE.COM, INC. | SENIOR OFFENSIVE SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $129605 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Musarubra US, LLC | Security Researcher | Liberty Hill, TX | $129500 - $240500 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2023 |
| BLUEBOX SECURITY, INC. | Security researcher in ios technology | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $129210 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2015 |
| IBM CORPORATION | X-FORCE ADVANCED SECURITY RESEARCHER | Piscataway, NJ | $128419 - $178200 | H-1B | Aug 21, 2019 |
| McAfee, LLC | Security Researcher | Hillsboro, OR | $127551 - $240500 | H-1B | Jun 17, 2020 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $127525 - $148240 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2016 |
| MCAFEE, LLC | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $127525 - $148240 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2017 |
| MCAFEE, LLC | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $127525 - $148240 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2017 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN JOSE, CA | $127525 | Green Card | Apr 7, 2017 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | LEAD SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN JOSE, CA | $127394 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2010 |
| Intel Corporation | Security Researcher | Bellevue, WA | $127379 - $204160 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Security Researcher | Redmond, WA | $127215 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2020 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $126280 | H-1B | Feb 24, 2015 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $126280 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2015 |
| PROOFPOINT, INC | Security Researcher | Sunnyvale, CA | $126000 | Green Card | Jul 6, 2021 |
| RED BALLOON SECURITY, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | NEW YORK, NY | $126000 | H-1B | Jun 8, 2018 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Security Researcher | Dallas, TX | $125582 | H-1B | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Research Scientist (Security Researcher) | New Providence, NJ | $125582 | H-1B | Aug 22, 2023 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | SECURITY RESEARCHER | REDMOND, WA | $125500 | H-1B | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Staff Security Researcher | $125419 - $173800 | Green Card | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $125000 | H-1B | Feb 13, 2019 |
| F5 NETWORKS, INC. | SECURITY RESEARCHER | SAN JOSE, CA | $125000 - $175000 | H-1B | Aug 2, 2018 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | Security Researcher | San Jose, CA | $124320 - $143104 | H-1B | Oct 25, 2024 |
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