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RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL salaries

1,265 H-1B & PERM records for "RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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1265

Results Found

$69389

Average Salary

$25418

Minimum

$230950

Maximum

Active filters: Job: RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Palo Alto, CA $86486 H-1B Apr 11, 2025
Regents of the University of Minnesota Research Professional 5 Austin, MN $86270 H-1B Jul 10, 2025
Regents of the University of Minnesota Research Professional 5 - Biomedical Research Austin, MN $86260 H-1B Jan 30, 2026
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… MATERIALS SCIENTIST/RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL II OAK RIDGE, TN $86004 H-1B Oct 15, 2009
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $86000 H-1B Oct 6, 2022
SIEMENS CORPORATION RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL CHARLOTTE, NC $85850 H-1B Mar 23, 2018
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $85696 H-1B Dec 11, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Physical Science Research Professional (HEDS) Menlo Park, CA $85238 - $50 H-1B Jan 3, 2025
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Physical Science Research Professional (HEDS) Menlo Park, CA $85238 - $50 H-1B Dec 19, 2024
The University of Alabama Assistant Research Professional Tuscaloosa, AL $85000 H-1B Aug 21, 2023
The University of Chicago Research Professional Chicago, IL $85000 H-1B Dec 4, 2023
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $85000 H-1B Jan 24, 2023
The University of Chicago Research Professional (Sr. Specialist) Chicago, IL $85000 - $85001 H-1B Mar 18, 2022
The University of Chicago Research Professional (Sr. Specialist) Chicago, IL $85000 H-1B Apr 15, 2021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL 2 Chicago, IL $85000 H-1B Dec 12, 2018
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL 2 Chicago, IL $85000 H-1B Dec 12, 2018
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STA… SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL 3 STANFORD, CA $85000 H-1B Feb 9, 2016
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Social Science Research Professional 1 Stanford, CA $84947 H-1B Jul 2, 2025
The University of Chicago Research Professional Chicago, IL $84891 H-1B Feb 12, 2026
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $84815 H-1B Jun 23, 2023
University of Minnesota Research Professional 5 - Biostatistics Minneapolis, MN $84665 H-1B Jun 24, 2025
University of Georgia Research Professional Tifton, GA $84500 H-1B Jun 16, 2026
Arizona State University Research Professional Tempe, AZ $84000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $84000 H-1B Jul 31, 2023
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $84000 H-1B Mar 14, 2023
University of Alaska Research Professional 4 Fairbanks, AK $83990 H-1B Nov 11, 2022
University of Minnesota Research Professional 6 - Informatics Minneapolis, MN $83595 H-1B Jan 2, 2026
University of Minnesota Research Professional 5-Research Coordinator-Gene… Duluth, MN $83500 H-1B Mar 18, 2026
University of Minnesota Research Professional 4 Minneapolis, MN $83450 H-1B Mar 13, 2026
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL 1 CHICAGO, IL $83232 H-1B Mar 21, 2017
The University of Chicago Research Professional Chicago, IL $83141 H-1B Jul 3, 2025
University of Minnesota Research Professional 5-Program Evaluation Saint Paul, MN $83000 H-1B Mar 9, 2026
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $83000 H-1B Nov 6, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $83000 H-1B Oct 9, 2023
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Social Science Research Professional Stanford, CA $83000 H-1B Apr 28, 2023
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $83000 H-1B Jan 25, 2023
University of Minnesota Research Professional 5 - Botany Saint Paul, MN $82784 H-1B Mar 6, 2026
University of Minnesota Research Professional 5 - Botany Saint Paul, MN $82784 H-1B Mar 6, 2026
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82658 H-1B Jun 19, 2024
UChicago Argonne LLC Target Development Research Professional Lemont, IL $82451 - $148408 H-1B Feb 9, 2023
The University of Chicago Research Professional Chicago, IL $82353 H-1B Sep 20, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82284 H-1B Aug 12, 2022
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82095 H-1B Jan 31, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82000 H-1B Jan 17, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82000 H-1B Sep 13, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82000 H-1B Nov 18, 2023
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Life Science Research Professional 2 Stanford, CA $82000 H-1B Jun 23, 2023
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL CHICAGO, IL $81954 H-1B Jan 25, 2017
University of Minnesota Research Professional 4 - Research Computing Minneapolis, MN $81682 H-1B Jan 23, 2026
University of Minnesota Research Professional 5 – Imaging Scientist Minneapolis, MN $81680 H-1B May 22, 2026
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