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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
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW BOSTON, MA $540576 H-1B Jul 13, 2009
Netflix, Inc. Senior Research Scientist Los gatos, CA $540000 H-1B Jan 21, 2020
Netflix, Inc. Senior Research Scientist Los Gatos, CA $540000 H-1B Dec 9, 2019
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER PHILADELPHIA, PA $534672 H-1B Jun 22, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE GAINESVILLE, FL $532980 H-1B Jul 23, 2009
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP SVP Global Head of Oncology, Medical Gaithersburg, MD $531480 H-1B Apr 11, 2022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE CAMBRIDGE, MA $531130 H-1B Sep 19, 2011
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Chief Attending Computational Oncologist New York, NY $530450 H-1B Nov 2, 2020
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON MERIDIAN, MS $530005 H-1B Jan 8, 2019
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON MERIDIAN, MS $530005 H-1B Dec 21, 2018
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON MERIDIAN, MS $530005 H-1B Feb 1, 2019
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON MERIDIAN, MS $530005 H-1B Jan 7, 2019
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff San Francisco, CA $530000 H-1B Dec 23, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) San Francisco, CA $530000 H-1B Aug 6, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff San Francisco, CA $530000 H-1B Apr 18, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) San Francisco, CA $530000 H-1B Aug 7, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer) San Francisco, CA $530000 H-1B Aug 14, 2024
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON MERIDIAN, MS $530000 H-1B Feb 1, 2019
SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NEUROLOGIST LAUREL, MS $529000 H-1B May 19, 2020
SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NEUROLOGIST LAUREL, MS $529000 H-1B Sep 29, 2017
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… Neurosurgical Associate / Assistant Professor Philadelphia, PA $526400 H-1B Jun 28, 2022
Catholic Health Initiatives ñ Iowa, Cor… Cardiologist Des Moines, IA $525000 H-1B May 26, 2020
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES - IOWA, COR… INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST Iowa City, IA $525000 H-1B Apr 30, 2019
MAYO CLINIC STAFF PHYSICIAN ROCHESTER, MN $525000 H-1B Apr 3, 2013
Magnit, LLC Academic Collaborator/Research Advisor V Ithaca, NY $520000 H-1B Dec 13, 2023
Populus Group LLC Consulting Researcher Los Angeles, CA $520000 H-1B Oct 19, 2022
Allen Institute for Artificial Intellig… Research Scientist Seattle, WA $520000 H-1B Dec 8, 2022
Populus Group LLC Consulting Researcher Los Angeles, CA $520000 H-1B Oct 19, 2022
Populus Group LLC Consulting Researcher Los Angeles, CA $520000 H-1B May 19, 2022
Populus Group LLC Consulting Researcher Los Angeles, CA $520000 H-1B May 19, 2022
King's Daughters Medical Specialties, I… Gastroenterologist Ashland, KY $520000 H-1B Jun 19, 2020
Netflix, Inc. Senior Research Scientist Los Gatos, CA $520000 H-1B Nov 13, 2019
HSHS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. PRN INTENSIVIST Springfield, IL $520000 H-1B Jun 3, 2019
HSHS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. PRN INTENSIVIST Springfield, IL $520000 H-1B Jun 5, 2019
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE - TIPTON MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, EXCEPT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS MEMPHIS, TN $520000 H-1B Jan 12, 2013
TECK ALASKA INCORPORATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERT ANCHORAGE, AK $520000 E-3 Oct 8, 2010
ABIOMED, INC. CONSULTANT (CARDIOLOGY) DANVERS, MA $520000 H-1B Aug 2, 2011
FORTRESS VINEYARDS, INC. VITICULTURALIST SANTA ROSA, CA $520000 E-3 Feb 23, 2010
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHARDSON, TX $519581 H-1B May 10, 2018
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical … Research Professor Cincinnati, OH $516000 - $746000 H-1B Sep 22, 2021
REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. PHYSICIAN - NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY MEADVILLE, PA $516000 H-1B Jul 18, 2018
REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. PHYSICIAN - NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY ERIE, PA $516000 H-1B Jul 18, 2018
REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. PHYSICIAN - NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY ERIE, PA $516000 H-1B Mar 6, 2018
MAYO CLINIC NEUROSURGEON WAYCROSS, GA $515760 H-1B May 8, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR - RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LOS ANGELES, CA $515000 H-1B Jun 4, 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR - RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LOS ANGELES, CA $515000 H-1B Jun 5, 2015
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW EVANSTON, IL $514416 H-1B Jul 1, 2009
UPMC Community Medicine, Inc. Otolaryngologist Seneca, PA $514260 H-1B Nov 20, 2020
UPMC Community Medicine, Inc. Otolaryngologist Seneca, PA $514260 H-1B Nov 30, 2020
D. E. Shaw Research, LLC Member of the Technical Staff New York, NY $514000 H-1B May 20, 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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