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Senior Research Investigator

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Senior Research Investigator insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings203All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$94,753167 eligible salary records
Employer names19Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$73,671–$120,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
09182736FY 2016: 9 filings16FY 2017: 11 filings17FY 2018: 13 filings18FY 2019: 18 filings19FY 2020: 25 filings20FY 2021: 20 filings21FY 2022: 19 filings22FY 2023: 12 filings23FY 2024: 24 filings24FY 2025: 32 filings25FY 2026: 20 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*20 filings$103,281 median · n=15

*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
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 167 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
Senior Research Investigator165
$87,565 median · n=132 eligible
Senior Research Investigator, Chemistry8
$130,000 median · n=8 eligible
Senior Research Investigator I7
$124,772 median · n=6 eligible
Senior Research Investigator, Process Chemistry3
$130,000 median · n=3 eligible
Senior Research Investigator, Qsp3
$144,988 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Research Investigator Project Lead2
$93,307 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Research Investigator, Cell Culture Process Sciences2
$127,135 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Research Investigator, Biochemistry & Bioanalytics1
$87,000 median · n=1 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
Philadelphia, PA131
$85,000 median · n=99 eligible
Wilmington, DE20
$130,000 median · n=20 eligible
Princeton, NJ14
$130,000 median · n=13 eligible
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA8
$67,800 median · n=8 eligible
Lawrenceville, NJ4
$135,000 median · n=4 eligible
New Brunswick, NJ3
$128,773 median · n=2 eligible
Tulsa, OK3
$90,000 median · n=3 eligible
Cambridge, MA2
$123,000 median · n=2 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
82.8%Certified LCAs
Certified168 82.8%
Certified - Withdrawn31 15.3%
Withdrawn4 2.0%

Denominator: all 203 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania135
$85,000 median · n=103 eligible
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company27
$130,000 median · n=24 eligible
Incyte Corporation20
$130,000 median · n=20 eligible
Thomas Jefferson University7
$75,000 median · n=7 eligible
The New York Stem Cell Foundation, Inc.3
$120,000 median · n=3 eligible
Sanofi Us Services Inc.2
$87,565 median · n=2 eligible
Trustees Of University Of Pennsylvania2
$63,000 median · n=1 eligible
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1
$80,000 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
$94,753Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$63,420
25th percentile$73,671
Median (50th)$94,753
75th percentile$120,000
90th percentile$134,457

n=167 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

203 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
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$94,753 /yr

I-200-24122-944572
Reported wage: $94,753 / year
Annualized: $94,753
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2026-05-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA05/01/202405/15/2024
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$94,753 /yr

I-200-24271-370841
Reported wage: $94,753 / year
Annualized: $94,753
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2027-12-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA09/27/202412/02/2024
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanySenior Research Investigator, Pbpk

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-26167-019356
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Princeton, NJ06/16/202610/01/2026
Incyte CorporationSenior Research Investigator, Computational Chemis

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-26161-001382
Reported wage: $150,000–$170,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-11-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Wilmington, DE06/10/202611/20/2026
Incyte CorporationSenior Research Investigator, Chemistry

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-26161-001424
Reported wage: $130,000–$165,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Wilmington, DE06/10/202610/01/2026
Incyte CorporationSenior Research Investigator, Chemistry

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-26161-001480
Reported wage: $130,000–$165,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Wilmington, DE06/10/202610/01/2026
Incyte CorporationSenior Research Investigator, Applied Technology

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-26161-003540
Reported wage: $140,000–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Wilmington, DE06/10/202610/01/2026
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$103,280.53 /yr

I-200-26159-990619
Reported wage: $103,280.53 / year
Annualized: $103,281
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA06/08/202609/01/2026
Incyte CorporationSenior Research Investigator, Chemoproteomics

Filing details

$132,184 /yr

I-200-26148-957111
Reported wage: $132,184–$162,000 / year
Annualized: $132,184
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Wilmington, DE05/28/202610/01/2026
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$103,280.53 /yr

I-200-26138-923311
Reported wage: $103,280.53 / year
Annualized: $103,281
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-26
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA05/18/202609/01/2026
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$94,753 /yr

I-200-26124-865288
Reported wage: $94,753 / year
Annualized: $94,753
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-11
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA05/04/202607/01/2026
Thomas Jefferson UniversitySenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$90,957.73 /yr

I-200-26118-844699
Reported wage: $90,957.73 / year
Annualized: $90,958
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-05
Employment end: 2029-05-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA04/28/202605/18/2026
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-26091-748448
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-08
Employment end: 2029-08-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA04/01/202608/21/2026
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-24166-114414
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-17
Employment end: 2027-08-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA06/14/202408/05/2024
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$79,500 /yr

I-200-26047-642922
Reported wage: $79,500 / year
Annualized: $79,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-23
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA02/16/202603/01/2026
Thomas Jefferson UniversitySenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$84,825 /yr

I-200-26042-633479
Reported wage: $84,825 / year
Annualized: $84,825
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-19
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA02/11/202603/01/2026
Thomas Jefferson UniversitySenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$99,388.51 /yr

I-200-26042-633635
Reported wage: $99,388.51 / year
Annualized: $99,389
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-19
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA02/11/202607/01/2026
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$94,753 /yr

I-200-24248-313901
Reported wage: $94,753 / year
Annualized: $94,753
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA09/04/202410/01/2024
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$84,614 /yr

I-200-24184-169111
Reported wage: $84,614 / year
Annualized: $84,614
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-29
Employment end: 2027-09-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA07/02/202409/07/2024
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$94,753 /yr

I-200-25269-338206
Reported wage: $94,753 / year
Annualized: $94,753
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-05
Employment end: 2028-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA09/26/202511/01/2025
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$94,753 /yr

I-200-24008-624013
Reported wage: $94,753 / year
Annualized: $94,753
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-17
Employment end: 2027-03-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA01/08/202403/13/2024
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$95,500 /yr

I-200-24309-452163
Reported wage: $95,500 / year
Annualized: $95,500
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-17
Employment end: 2027-11-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA11/04/202411/29/2024
Incyte CorporationSenior Research Investigator, Process Chemistry

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-25226-241893
Reported wage: $130,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-21
Employment end: 2028-11-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Wilmington, DE08/14/202511/28/2025
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$102,484.25 /yr

I-200-25219-227902
Reported wage: $102,484.25 / year
Annualized: $102,484
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-14
Employment end: 2028-11-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA08/07/202511/20/2025
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaSenior Research Investigator

Filing details

$99,289 /yr

I-200-25218-224875
Reported wage: $99,289 / year
Annualized: $99,289
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-13
Employment end: 2026-09-25
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA08/06/202509/26/2025

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