Role Filing Pattern
AI Research Scientist appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 13 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
AI Research Scientist H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1221.00
SOC Category: Computer and Information Research Scientists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+65.4%
Filed H-1B base wages show $240,000 vs BLS national median $145,080
AI Research Scientist (SOC 15-1221.00, Computer and Information Research Scientists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 13 filing records. Filed base wages span $211,584 to $259,846 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $240,000. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$240,000
H-1B LCA Filings
13LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$259,846
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Meta Platforms, Inc and Collaborative Robotics, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Menlo Park, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA, Bellevue, WA, and Los Angeles, CA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$211,584
P25$220,000
Median$240,000
P75$258,524
Max$259,846
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Meta Platforms, Inc$245,58811
- Collaborative Robotics, Inc.$200,0001
Filed Wage by City
- Bellevue, WA$266,0001
- Burlingame, CA$259,8461
- Menlo Park, CA$258,5245
- New York, NY$236,0002
- Sunnyvale, CA$232,0001
- Seattle, WA$222,7942
- Los Angeles, CA$220,0001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a AI Research Scientist?
The median filed base salary for AI Research Scientist H-1B LCA records is $240,000 per year.
How many AI Research Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 13 Labor Condition Applications filed for the AI Research Scientist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for AI Research Scientist?
Top employers filing LCAs for AI Research Scientist include: Meta Platforms, Inc, Collaborative Robotics, Inc..
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