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Senior Research Scholar

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Senior Research Scholar insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings32All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$110,23126 eligible salary records
Employer names9Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$80,000–$130,685Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
01346FY 2016: 5 filings16FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2018: 3 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2021: 5 filings21FY 2022: 4 filings22FY 2023: 1 filings23FY 2024: 1 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 4 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*4 filings$124,946 median · n=4

*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 · 26 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 Scholar31
$100,570 median · n=25 eligible
Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Scholar1
$125,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 2 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
Raleigh, NC11
$80,000 median · n=11 eligible
New York, NY10
$129,317 median · n=6 eligible
Princeton, NJ3
$153,500 median · n=3 eligible
Stanford, CA2
$227,296 median · n=2 eligible
Asheville, NC1
$124,999 median · n=1 eligible
Kannapolis, NC1
— median · n=0 eligible
Morrisville, NC1
— median · n=0 eligible
New Haven, CT1
$125,000 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
81.3%Certified LCAs
Certified26 81.3%
Certified - Withdrawn4 12.5%
Withdrawn2 6.3%

Denominator: all 32 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
North Carolina State University15
$80,000 median · n=13 eligible
Columbia University10
$125,860 median · n=6 eligible
The Trustees Of Princeton University3
$153,500 median · n=3 eligible
The Leland Stanford, Jr University2
$227,296 median · n=2 eligible
New York University1
$145,000 median · n=1 eligible
Yale University1
$125,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 6 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
$110,231Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$72,000
25th percentile$80,000
Median (50th)$110,231
75th percentile$130,685
90th percentile$165,191

n=26 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

32 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
New York UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$145,000 /yr

I-200-26141-935493
Reported wage: $145,000 / year
Annualized: $145,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-28
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY05/20/202606/01/2026
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$75,000 /yr

I-200-26054-658625
Reported wage: $75,000 / year
Annualized: $75,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-02
Employment end: 2029-03-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC02/23/202603/16/2026
The Trustees Of Princeton UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-26051-654695
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-27
Employment end: 2027-09-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Princeton, NJ02/20/202605/01/2026
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$119,892 /yr

I-200-26049-647569
Reported wage: $119,892 / year
Annualized: $119,892
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-25
Employment end: 2029-08-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC02/18/202608/16/2026
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$269,592 /yr

I-200-25203-193184
Reported wage: $269,592 / year
Annualized: $269,592
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-29
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA07/22/202509/01/2025
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$124,999 /yr

I-200-25175-123139
Reported wage: $124,999 / year
Annualized: $124,999
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-01
Employment end: 2028-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Asheville, NC06/24/202508/01/2025
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$92,700 /yr

I-200-24332-505565
Reported wage: $92,700 / year
Annualized: $92,700
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-05
Employment end: 2027-06-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC11/27/202405/01/2025
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$89,323 /yr

I-200-24288-403982
Reported wage: $89,323 / year
Annualized: $89,323
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-21
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC10/14/202404/01/2025
Yale UniversitySenior Lecturer/Senior Research Scholar

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-24145-033926
Reported wage: $125,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-03
Employment end: 2027-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New Haven, CT05/24/202408/01/2024
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-20281-864965
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-03-15
Employment end: 2023-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Kannapolis, NC10/07/202011/01/2020
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$185,000 /yr

I-200-22202-366316
Reported wage: $185,000 / year
Annualized: $185,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-07-27
Employment end: 2025-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA07/20/202209/01/2022
Columbia UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$86,195 /yr

I-200-22178-313774
Reported wage: $86,195–$232,131 / year
Annualized: $86,195
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-07-05
Employment end: 2025-08-15
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/27/202208/16/2022
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$79,600 /yr

I-200-22087-015260
Reported wage: $79,600 / year
Annualized: $79,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-04
Employment end: 2025-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC03/28/202204/01/2022
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$78,900 /yr

I-200-21301-673413
Reported wage: $78,900 / year
Annualized: $78,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-11-04
Employment end: 2024-02-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC10/28/202103/01/2022
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$94,800 /yr

I-200-21260-591586
Reported wage: $94,800 / year
Annualized: $94,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-09-24
Employment end: 2024-03-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC09/17/202110/15/2021
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$66,000 /yr

I-200-21223-516085
Reported wage: $66,000 / year
Annualized: $66,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-08-18
Employment end: 2024-09-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC08/11/202109/16/2021
The Trustees Of Princeton UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$170,382 /yr

I-200-21201-472008
Reported wage: $170,382–$285,222 / year
Annualized: $170,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-07-27
Employment end: 2024-08-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Princeton, NJ07/20/202108/29/2021
Columbia UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-21106-232010
Reported wage: $160,000–$174,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-23
Employment end: 2024-05-15
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/16/202105/16/2021
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-20309-899379
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-11-12
Employment end: 2022-01-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC11/04/202001/09/2021
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$69,000 /yr

I-200-19050-355254
Reported wage: $69,000–$69,000 / year
Annualized: $69,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-26
Employment end: 2022-03-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA02/20/201903/15/2019
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-17163-664833
Reported wage: $70,000–$70,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-19
Employment end: 2020-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Morrisville, NC06/14/201709/01/2017
Columbia UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$100,570 /yr

I-200-18340-965050
Reported wage: $100,570–$100,570 / year
Annualized: $100,570
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-12-13
Employment end: 2019-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NEW YORK12/07/201801/01/2019
Columbia UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$130,913 /yr

I-200-18134-306431
Reported wage: $130,913 / year
Annualized: $130,913
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-01
Employment end: 2019-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY05/25/201808/01/2018
Columbia UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-15085-640392
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-26
Employment end: 2018-04-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY03/26/201505/01/2015
North Carolina State UniversitySenior Research Scholar

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-17346-655785
Reported wage: $80,000–$80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2017-12-19
Employment end: 2021-01-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC12/13/201701/09/2018

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.