Role Filing Pattern
Lead Researcher appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 12 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Lead Researcher H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 19-1021.00
SOC Category: Biochemists and Biophysicists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Lead Researcher (SOC 19-1021.00, Biochemists and Biophysicists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 12 filing records. Filed base wages span $63,627 to $65,520 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $65,520. 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
$65,520
H-1B LCA Filings
12LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$65,520
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 ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL and Salesforce, 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 Memphis, TN, Irvine, CA, Kirkland, WA, and Charleston, SC. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
Salary Caveat
The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$63,627
P25$65,000
Median$65,520
P75$65,520
Max$65,520
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- 8
- Salesforce, Inc.$226,5611
Filed Wage by City
- Kirkland, WA$226,5611
- Memphis, TN$65,5208
- Irvine, CA$65,0002
- 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Lead Researcher?
The median filed base salary for Lead Researcher H-1B LCA records is $65,520 per year.
How many Lead Researcher H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 12 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Lead Researcher role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Lead Researcher?
Top employers filing LCAs for Lead Researcher include: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, Salesforce, Inc..
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