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Research Specialist 1

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Research Specialist 1 insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings24All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$35,70613 eligible salary records
Employer names9Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$35,000–$39,484Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036811FY 2016: 10 filings16FY 2017: 3 filings17FY 2018: 4 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2025: 2 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20252 filings$36,826 median · n=2

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$25k–$50kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 13 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Research Specialist 115
$35,438 median · n=8 eligible
Lab And Research Specialist 14
$37,595 median · n=2 eligible
Research Specialist 1 (Research Technologist)2
$35,003 median · n=2 eligible
Market Research Specialist 11
$40,000 median · n=1 eligible
Research Specialist 1 (Research Technician)1
— median · n=0 eligible
Research Technologist (Research Specialist 1)1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 6 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Chicago, IL13
$35,006 median · n=5 eligible
Richmond, VA3
$37,595 median · n=2 eligible
Baton Rouge, LA2
$37,937 median · n=2 eligible
Columbia, MO2
$34,327 median · n=2 eligible
Chicago, ILLINOIS1
$34,281 median · n=1 eligible
Kansas City, MO1
— median · n=0 eligible
Richmond, VI1
— median · n=0 eligible
Virginia Beach, VIRGINIA1
$40,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
62.5%Certified LCAs
Certified15 62.5%
Certified - Withdrawn9 37.5%

Denominator: all 24 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
The University Of Chicago14
$35,003 median · n=6 eligible
Virginia Commonwealth University4
$37,595 median · n=2 eligible
The Curators Of The University Of Missouri2
$34,327 median · n=2 eligible
Hell'S Point LLC1
$40,000 median · n=1 eligible
Lsu System - Pennington Biomedical Research Center1
$35,875 median · n=1 eligible
Pennington Biomedical Research Center1
$39,998 median · n=1 eligible
Stowers Institute For Medical Research1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 7 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$35,706Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$33,779
25th percentile$35,000
Median (50th)$35,706
75th percentile$39,484
90th percentile$40,000

n=13 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

24 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
The Curators Of The University Of MissouriResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$33,654 /yr

I-200-25049-702853
Reported wage: $33,654–$42,848 / year
Annualized: $33,654
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-25
Employment end: 2028-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Columbia, MO02/18/202505/01/2025
Pennington Biomedical Research CenterResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$39,998.4 /yr

I-200-24325-489087
Reported wage: $39,998.4 / year
Annualized: $39,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-27
Employment end: 2028-05-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Baton Rouge, LA11/20/202405/19/2025
Lsu System - Pennington Biomedical Research CenterResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$35,875 /yr

I-200-21183-442299
Reported wage: $35,875 / year
Annualized: $35,875
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-07-12
Employment end: 2024-07-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Baton Rouge, LA07/02/202107/19/2021
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$44,387.2 /yr

I-200-19360-217713
Reported wage: $44,387.2 / year
Annualized: $44,387
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-01-02
Employment end: 2023-01-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL12/26/201901/27/2020
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$44,075 /yr

I-200-18135-847913
Reported wage: $44,075 / year
Annualized: $44,075
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-07-12
Employment end: 2021-05-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL05/15/201806/01/2018
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$34,281 /yr

I-200-19121-820347
Reported wage: $34,281–$34,281 / year
Annualized: $34,281
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-07
Employment end: 2022-08-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, ILLINOIS05/01/201908/13/2019
Hell'S Point LLCMarket Research Specialist 1

Filing details

$40,000 /yr

I-200-19066-189862
Reported wage: $40,000 / year
Annualized: $40,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-15
Employment end: 2022-09-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Virginia Beach, VIRGINIA03/11/201909/03/2019
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLab And Research Specialist 1

Filing details

$39,484 /yr

I-200-18212-508862
Reported wage: $39,484 / year
Annualized: $39,484
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-08-06
Employment end: 2021-10-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Richmond, VA07/31/201810/14/2018
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$37,011 /yr

I-200-18152-931882
Reported wage: $37,011 / year
Annualized: $37,011
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-07
Employment end: 2019-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL06/01/201809/16/2018
The University Of ChicagoResearch Technologist (Research Specialist 1)

Filing details

$45,885 /yr

I-200-17339-305145
Reported wage: $45,885 / year
Annualized: $45,885
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-01
Employment end: 2019-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL12/05/201703/30/2018
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLab And Research Specialist 1

Filing details

$42,000 /yr

I-200-16161-882471
Reported wage: $42,000 / year
Annualized: $42,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-17
Employment end: 2019-06-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Richmond, VA06/09/201606/10/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1 (Research Technician)

Filing details

$35,984 /yr

I-200-16091-133265
Reported wage: $35,984 / year
Annualized: $35,984
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-07-10
Employment end: 2019-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL03/31/201609/01/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$37,000 /yr

I-200-14328-028803
Reported wage: $37,000 / year
Annualized: $37,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-04-05
Employment end: 2017-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL11/24/201401/01/2015
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$27.7 per hour

I-200-16293-655830
Reported wage: $27.7 / hour
Annualized: $57,616
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2016-10-25
Employment end: 2019-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL10/19/201612/01/2016
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLab And Research Specialist 1

Filing details

$39,000 /yr

I-200-16104-573117
Reported wage: $39,000 / year
Annualized: $39,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-07-29
Employment end: 2019-09-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Richmond, VI04/13/201609/20/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1 (Research Technologist)

Filing details

$35,006.4 /yr

I-200-16203-458713
Reported wage: $35,006.4 / year
Annualized: $35,006
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-07-27
Employment end: 2019-09-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL07/21/201609/12/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$32,947 /yr

I-200-16196-338799
Reported wage: $32,947 / year
Annualized: $32,947
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-07-20
Employment end: 2019-08-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL07/14/201608/13/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1 (Research Technologist)

Filing details

$35,000 /yr

I-200-16166-823316
Reported wage: $35,000 / year
Annualized: $35,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-06-20
Employment end: 2019-07-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL06/14/201607/09/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$33,280 /yr

I-200-13198-174118
Reported wage: $33,280 / year
Annualized: $33,280
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-04-28
Employment end: 2016-08-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL07/18/201308/16/2013
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$39,998 /yr

I-200-15125-191977
Reported wage: $39,998 / year
Annualized: $39,998
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-04-20
Employment end: 2018-07-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL05/05/201507/10/2015
Stowers Institute For Medical ResearchResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$22.21 per hour

I-200-16028-374543
Reported wage: $22.21 / hour
Annualized: $46,197
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-02-03
Employment end: 2019-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Kansas City, MO01/28/201603/01/2016
The University Of ChicagoResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$33,051 /yr

I-200-13066-332591
Reported wage: $33,051 / year
Annualized: $33,051
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-01-26
Employment end: 2016-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL03/07/201304/01/2013
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLab And Research Specialist 1

Filing details

$35,706 /yr

I-200-15296-779669
Reported wage: $35,706 / year
Annualized: $35,706
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2015-10-29
Employment end: 2018-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Richmond, VA10/23/201501/01/2016
The Curators Of The University Of MissouriResearch Specialist 1

Filing details

$35,000 /yr

I-200-15287-016904
Reported wage: $35,000 / year
Annualized: $35,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2015-10-21
Employment end: 2019-02-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Columbia, MO10/15/201502/15/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.