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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

Average Salary

$6200

Minimum

$1000000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: SCIENTIST
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
INTELLIPRO SERVICE INC. Senior Research Scientist Marina del Rey, CA $499990 H-1B May 16, 2025
MBZUAI Labs USA Inc. Senior Research Scientist Los Angeles, CA $499200 H-1B Feb 3, 2026
AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. APPLIED SCIENTIST III PHILADELPHIA, PA $499200 H-1B Feb 12, 2021
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOU… POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW SAN DIEGO, CA $490968 H-1B Jul 18, 2013
FL2024-008, Inc. AI Researcher San Francisco, CA $490000 - $510000 H-1B Apr 24, 2026
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) New York, NY $490000 H-1B Nov 4, 2025
Sanas AI Inc Principal Data Engineer Palo Alto, CA $490000 - $500000 H-1B Jan 16, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc VP Marketing, Reality Labs New York, NY $489700 H-1B Apr 29, 2026
University Hospitals Medical Group, Inc. Clinical Research and Teaching Microsurgeon Cleveland, OH $485989 H-1B Jan 31, 2023
University Hospitals Medical Group, Inc. Clinical Research and Teaching Microsurgeon Cleveland, OH $485989 H-1B Feb 8, 2022
Cleveland Clinic Research Associate Cleveland, OH $485000 H-1B Feb 8, 2023
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY--A COMMONWEALTH UNIVE… POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PHILADELPHIA, PA $482016 H-1B Oct 17, 2016
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL OPERATIONS HOUSTON, TX $481500 H-1B Mar 4, 2014
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL OPERATIONS HOUSTON, TX $481000 H-1B Mar 7, 2014
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL Member of Faculty (Chief Data Scientist) Memphis, TN $480002 - $899995 H-1B Jan 16, 2026
Cognosphere, LLC Researcher Irvine, CA $480000 H-1B Apr 20, 2026
Amazon.com Services LLC Amazon Scholar ATLANTA, GA $480000 H-1B Nov 25, 2025
Cognosphere, LLC d/b/a HoYoverse Researcher $480000 - $490000 Green Card Jan 10, 2024
Cardiovascular Research Foundation Director, Translational Therapeutics New York, NY $480000 H-1B Jul 29, 2025
Cognosphere, LLC Researcher Santa Monica, CA $480000 H-1B Apr 7, 2025
Cognosphere, LLC Researcher Santa Monica, CA $480000 H-1B Jan 9, 2023
Snow Wolves LLC Researcher Santa Monica, CA $480000 H-1B Jan 27, 2022
NETFLIX Senior Research Scientist Los Gatos, CA $480000 Green Card Mar 10, 2020
BYTEDANCE INC. Senior Engineering Director Mountain View, CA $480000 H-1B Jul 22, 2020
LANGER JUICE COMPANY INC. SR. FOOD TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESS ENGINEER BAKERSFIELD, CA $480000 H-1B Aug 30, 2013
ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN MERIDIAN, MS $478400 H-1B May 30, 2017
MAYO CLINIC PHYSICIAN ROCHESTER, MN $477750 H-1B Oct 23, 2013
TikTok Inc. Machine Learning Scientist Bellevue, WA $476000 H-1B May 13, 2026
MBZUAI Labs USA Inc. Senior Research Scientist Sunnyvale, CA $475000 H-1B May 7, 2026
Nuance Labs, Inc. Research Scientist Seattle, WA $475000 - $525000 H-1B Mar 27, 2026
Odyssey Systems Inc. Research Scientist Menlo Park, CA $475000 H-1B Feb 5, 2026
Safe Superintelligence, Inc. Member of Technical Staff - Research Scientist Palo Alto, CA $475000 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
Humans & ai Inc Member of Technical Staff Redwood City, CA $475000 H-1B Nov 24, 2025
Group Health Plan, Inc. Gastroenterologist St. Paul, MN $475000 - $700000 H-1B Jan 9, 2020
VCU HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY CARDIOLOGIST SOUTH HILL, VA $475000 H-1B May 28, 2019
VCU HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY CARDIOLOGIST RICHMOND, VA $475000 H-1B Jun 7, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LEXINGTON, KY $475000 H-1B Feb 28, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SENIOR FELLOW SEATTLE, WA $472608 H-1B Jan 11, 2012
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER CHAIR, CELL BIOLOGY PROGRAM NEW YORK, NY $470250 H-1B Jun 18, 2018
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… Associate Professor of Radiology at CHOP Philadelphia, PA $469642 H-1B Nov 22, 2019
Washington University Professor and Department Chair St. Louis, MO $469062 H-1B Feb 26, 2025
SGT, INC. SENIOR SCIENTIST SIOUX FALLS, SD $467268 - $44616 H-1B Jun 1, 2011
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN - ENDOCRINOLOGY MENOMONEE FALLS, WI $462218 H-1B Aug 29, 2018
Sanford Clinic North Anesthesiologist Fargo, ND $461403 H-1B Dec 19, 2019
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) San Francisco, CA $460000 H-1B Sep 26, 2025
Augment Computing, Inc. Research Engineer Palo Alto, CA $460000 - $480000 H-1B Nov 4, 2025
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer) San Francisco, CA $460000 - $575000 H-1B May 23, 2025
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer) San Francisco, CA $460000 H-1B Apr 8, 2025
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer, Res… San Francisco, CA $460000 H-1B Aug 25, 2025
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. Chief Scientific Officer Boston, MA $460000 E-3 Aug 23, 2022
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