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Research Staff Member

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Research Staff Member insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings582All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$136,600458 eligible salary records
Employer names15Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$117,305–$147,888Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0285583111FY 2016: 89 filings16FY 2017: 99 filings17FY 2018: 98 filings18FY 2019: 96 filings19FY 2020: 82 filings20FY 2021: 45 filings21FY 2022: 38 filings22FY 2023: 18 filings23FY 2024: 6 filings24FY 2025: 8 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$168,790 median · n=3

*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
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 458 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 Staff Member443
$139,200 median · n=342 eligible
Postdoctoral Research Staff Member20
$88,440 median · n=18 eligible
Research Staff Member (Physicist)13
$147,000 median · n=12 eligible
Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)12
$102,600 median · n=11 eligible
Research Staff Member Manager9
$147,087 median · n=6 eligible
Research Staff Member (Computer Scientist)8
$169,358 median · n=6 eligible
Research Staff Member (Materials Science)8
$98,400 median · n=8 eligible
Research Staff Member (Nanosystems Engineering)4
$92,820 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 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
Yorktown Heights, NY253
$139,200 median · n=197 eligible
Livermore, CA112
$96,720 median · n=96 eligible
San Jose, CA67
$143,874 median · n=53 eligible
Yorktown Heights, NEW YORK36
$136,600 median · n=28 eligible
Livermore, CALIFORNIA23
$100,200 median · n=20 eligible
Cambridge, MA20
$138,050 median · n=15 eligible
San Jose, CALIFORNIA12
$141,586 median · n=10 eligible
Austin, TX7
$159,756 median · n=6 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
80.1%Certified LCAs
Certified466 80.1%
Certified - Withdrawn59 10.1%
Withdrawn54 9.3%
Denied3 0.5%

Denominator: all 582 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Ibm Corporation347
$136,600 median · n=271 eligible
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC136
$97,440 median · n=117 eligible
International Business Machines Corporation80
$139,200 median · n=61 eligible
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)7
$113,730 median · n=3 eligible
Mayachitra, Inc.6
— median · n=0 eligible
Nvidia Corporation2
$168,395 median · n=2 eligible
Institute For Defense Analyses1
$176,384 median · n=1 eligible
Numenta, Inc.1
$140,670 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 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
$136,600Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$93,000
25th percentile$117,305
Median (50th)$136,600
75th percentile$147,888
90th percentile$174,450

n=458 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

582 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
Nvidia CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$168,000 /yr

I-200-26167-017652
Reported wage: $168,000–$264,500 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA06/15/202610/01/2026
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member (Staff Research Scientist)

Filing details

$238,230.72 /yr

I-200-26131-894950
Reported wage: $238,230.72 / year
Annualized: $238,231
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-18
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA05/11/202610/01/2026
Nvidia CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$168,790 /yr

I-200-26112-823689
Reported wage: $168,790–$264,500 / year
Annualized: $168,790
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-29
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA04/22/202610/01/2026
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$139,339 /yr

I-200-22153-237121
Reported wage: $139,339–$289,200 / year
Annualized: $139,339
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-29
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Yorktown Heights, NY06/02/202210/01/2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$238,542.1 per hour

I-200-25112-892425
Reported wage: $238,542.1 / hour
Annualized: $496,167,568
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-29
Employment end: 2028-09-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA04/22/202509/06/2025
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)Aerosol Science And Technology Research Staff Member

Filing details

$111,126.96 /yr

I-200-24226-263859
Reported wage: $111,126.96 / year
Annualized: $111,127
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-02
Employment end: 2027-12-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Oak Ridge, TN08/13/202412/06/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$181,973.2 /yr

I-200-24332-505887
Reported wage: $181,973.2 / year
Annualized: $181,973
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-05
Employment end: 2028-01-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA11/27/202401/21/2025
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$195,944.75 /yr

I-200-24325-488566
Reported wage: $195,944.75 / year
Annualized: $195,945
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-27
Employment end: 2028-04-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA11/20/202404/06/2025
Ucensys Research LLCResearch Staff Member Data Science & Analytics

Filing details

$109,000 /yr

I-200-24318-472268
Reported wage: $109,000 / year
Annualized: $109,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-20
Employment end: 2027-11-25
Worker positions: 1

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

Alpharetta, GA11/13/202411/25/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member (Computer Scientist)

Filing details

$214,286.79 /yr

I-200-24318-472985
Reported wage: $214,286.79 / year
Annualized: $214,287
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-20
Employment end: 2028-01-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA11/13/202401/15/2025
Institute For Defense AnalysesResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$176,384 /yr

I-200-24268-360023
Reported wage: $176,384–$220,000 / year
Annualized: $176,384
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-01
Employment end: 2027-10-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Bowie, MD09/24/202410/20/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$174,720 /yr

I-200-24127-961337
Reported wage: $174,720 / year
Annualized: $174,720
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-13
Employment end: 2027-07-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA05/06/202407/30/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member (Computer Science)

Filing details

$204,062.88 /yr

I-200-24109-902569
Reported wage: $204,062.88 / year
Annualized: $204,063
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-25
Employment end: 2027-06-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA04/18/202406/15/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCPostdoctoral Research Staff Member (Political Scientist)

Filing details

$112,980 /yr

I-200-24093-848536
Reported wage: $112,980 / year
Annualized: $112,980
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-09
Employment end: 2027-07-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA04/02/202407/20/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$195,842.76 /yr

I-200-24047-726397
Reported wage: $195,842.76 / year
Annualized: $195,843
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-26
Employment end: 2027-04-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA02/16/202404/06/2024
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$270,000 /yr

I-200-23132-018924
Reported wage: $270,000 / year
Annualized: $270,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-12-04
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA05/12/202310/01/2023
International Business Machines CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$197,933 /yr

I-200-21299-667206
Reported wage: $197,933–$289,200 / year
Annualized: $197,933
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-10-11
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA10/26/202111/09/2021
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$267,499.92 /yr

I-200-23265-374690
Reported wage: $267,499.92 / year
Annualized: $267,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-09-29
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA09/22/202310/01/2023
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$216,000 /yr

I-200-23248-322071
Reported wage: $216,000 / year
Annualized: $216,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-09-12
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA09/05/202310/01/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCPostdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$112,740 /yr

I-200-23194-186340
Reported wage: $112,740 / year
Annualized: $112,740
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-07-20
Employment end: 2026-08-13
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA07/13/202308/14/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCPostdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$117,960 /yr

I-200-23184-164760
Reported wage: $117,960 / year
Annualized: $117,960
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-07-11
Employment end: 2026-10-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA07/03/202310/20/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCPostdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)

Filing details

$112,740 /yr

I-200-23173-137323
Reported wage: $112,740 / year
Annualized: $112,740
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-06-29
Employment end: 2026-08-13
Worker positions: 1

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

Livermore, CA06/22/202308/14/2023
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$201,600 /yr

I-200-23132-019322
Reported wage: $201,600 / year
Annualized: $201,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-19
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA05/12/202310/01/2023
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$236,499.96 /yr

I-200-23131-015438
Reported wage: $236,499.96 / year
Annualized: $236,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-18
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA05/11/202310/01/2023
Ibm CorporationResearch Staff Member

Filing details

$197,000.04 /yr

I-200-23129-006748
Reported wage: $197,000.04 / year
Annualized: $197,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-16
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Yorktown Heights, NY05/09/202310/01/2023

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.