Senior Research Specialist H-1B Salary by Company

79 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Senior Research Specialist" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Materials Scientists, Biological Technicians, Chemical Engineers.

$90,834Median salary

$71,14625th percentile

$111,92575th percentile

79Filings

Top-paying companies for Senior Research Specialist

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

Company	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Dow Silicones	3	$117,458	$100,776 – $117,884
The Dow Chemical Company	37	$99,341	$90,834 – $111,925
Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division	3	$77,308	$75,468 – $79,128
University of Illinois Chicago	4	$75,342	$69,802 – $92,023
Johns Hopkins University	5	$70,000	$68,674 – $70,000
The Trustees of Princeton University	6	$66,624	$65,406 – $72,906
Sanford	3	$56,056	$54,486 – $56,867

Companies filing the most Senior Research Specialist H-1Bs

Company	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
The Dow Chemical Company	37	$99,341	$90,834 – $111,925
The Trustees of Princeton University	6	$66,624	$65,406 – $72,906
Johns Hopkins University	5	$70,000	$68,674 – $70,000
University of Illinois Chicago	4	$75,342	$69,802 – $92,023
Dow Silicones	3	$117,458	$100,776 – $117,884
Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division	3	$77,308	$75,468 – $79,128
Sanford	3	$56,056	$54,486 – $56,867
Avery Dennison	2	$130,434	$129,217 – $131,651
The Curators of the University of Missouri	2	$68,231	$67,346 – $69,116
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	2	$66,576	$63,406 – $69,747
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	1	$58,000	$58,000 – $58,000
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	1	$84,843	$84,843 – $84,843
HMH Hospitals	1	$60,000	$60,000 – $60,000
Nokia of America	1	$145,439	$145,439 – $145,439
Oklahoma State University	1	$59,280	$59,280 – $59,280

Top cities

City	Filings	Median
Freeport, TX	16	$90,834
Midland, MI	10	$107,182
Lake Jackson, TX	9	$111,925
Princeton, NJ	6	$66,624
Chicago, IL	4	$103,654
Baltimore, MD	4	$69,337
Buffalo, NY	3	$77,308
Sioux Falls, SD	3	$56,056
Collegeville, PA	2	$110,698
Auburn, MI	2	$101,202
Memphis, TN	2	$66,576
Ambler, PA	2	$111,925
Saint Petersburg, FL	1	$87,000
Pittsburgh, PA	1	$53,313
Naperville, IL	1	$145,439

Wage levels

Level I19% · 14

Level II14% · 10

Level III64% · 46

Level IV3% · 2

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).