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RESEARCH STAFF salaries

2,104 H-1B & PERM records for "RESEARCH STAFF", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.

2104

Results Found

$123336

Average Salary

$32080

Minimum

$360000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: RESEARCH STAFF
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH STAFF JOHNSON CITY, TN $360000 H-1B Nov 3, 2015
NVIDIA Corporation Director, Research Staff Santa Clara, CA $308000 - $471500 H-1B May 29, 2024
NVIDIA Corporation Director, Research Staff Santa Clara, CA $308000 - $471500 H-1B May 21, 2024
NVIDIA Corporation Manager, Research Staff Santa Clara, CA $294299 - $431250 H-1B Apr 21, 2025
NVIDIA Corporation Manager, Research Staff SANTA CLARA, CA $294299 - $425500 H-1B Jul 18, 2024
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $275000 - $300000 E-3 Nov 11, 2024
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $275000 H-1B Jun 23, 2026
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member Cambridge, MA $270000 H-1B May 12, 2023
NVIDIA Corporation Manager Senior Research Staff Seattle, WA $268000 - $414000 H-1B Feb 13, 2024
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member Cambridge, MA $267500 H-1B Sep 22, 2023
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 7 Physics Upton, NY $253838 H-1B Feb 12, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 H-1B May 19, 2026
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $250000 H-1B Jun 10, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff, Fixed Income Berkeley, CA $250000 - $275000 H-1B Apr 10, 2025
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $250000 H-1B Jun 12, 2026
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $250000 H-1B May 28, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 - $275000 H-1B May 9, 2024
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff San Francisco, CA $250000 - $275000 H-1B Aug 11, 2023
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 - $275000 H-1B Feb 6, 2023
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 - $275000 H-1B Apr 28, 2023
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 - $275000 E-3 Oct 27, 2022
Typical Set, LLC Senior Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 - $275000 H-1B Aug 10, 2023
Typical Set LLC Principal Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $250000 H-1B Mar 29, 2022
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 7 Physics Upton, NY $245254 H-1B May 6, 2025
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 7 Physics UPTON, NY $245253 H-1B Nov 1, 2025
IBM CORPORATION Research Staff Member YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY $242352 H-1B Mar 9, 2020
IBM CORPORATION DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH STAFF MEMBER YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY $240456 - $328772 H-1B Mar 14, 2018
NVIDIA Corporation Research Staff $239200 - $247250 Green Card Mar 28, 2024
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member $238881 - $289200 Green Card Jul 20, 2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Research Staff Member (Physicist) Livermore, CA $238542 H-1B Apr 22, 2025
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member (Staff Research Scientist) Cambridge, MA $238231 H-1B May 11, 2026
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member San Jose, CA $236500 H-1B May 11, 2023
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 6 Upton, NY $235000 H-1B May 13, 2025
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 6 UPTON, NY $234998 H-1B Nov 1, 2025
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member Yorktown Heights, NY $229860 - $229860 H-1B Mar 3, 2020
IBM Corporation Research Staff Member Cambridge, MA $229371 H-1B Jun 27, 2022
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $225000 H-1B Jun 12, 2026
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $225000 H-1B Jun 10, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $225000 H-1B Jun 3, 2026
Locally Compact, Inc. Member of Research Staff New York, NY $225000 H-1B Jun 10, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $225000 H-1B Jun 3, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff, Fixed Income Berkeley, CA $225000 H-1B Mar 9, 2023
Typical Set, LLC. Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $225000 H-1B May 20, 2026
Typical Set, LLC. Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $225000 H-1B May 20, 2026
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff, Fixed Income $225000 - $250000 Green Card Sep 6, 2023
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $225000 - $250000 H-1B Apr 3, 2024
Typical Set, LLC Member of Research Staff Berkeley, CA $225000 - $250000 H-1B May 1, 2023
NVIDIA Corporation Research Staff Manager Santa Clara, CA $224000 - $356500 H-1B Jul 14, 2025
Salesforce, Inc. Senior Research Staff Palo Alto, CA $222723 H-1B Apr 13, 2022
NVIDIA Corporation Manager, Research Staff Santa Clara, CA $220000 - $345000 H-1B Jun 5, 2024
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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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