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Senior Research Scientist H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-2041.01
SOC Category: Biostatisticians

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)

+35.4%
Filed H-1B base wages show $140,980 vs BLS national median $104,110

Senior Research Scientist (SOC 15-2041.01, Biostatisticians) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 142 filing records. Filed base wages span $72,030 to $167,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $140,980. 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

$140,980

H-1B LCA Filings

142LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$167,000
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.

Role Filing Pattern

Senior Research Scientist appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 142 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UT Southwestern Medical Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and NVIDIA Corporation. 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 New York, NY, Worcester, MA, Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, and Houston, TX. 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$72,030
P25$82,630
Median$140,980
P75$121,299
Max$167,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Senior Research Scientist?
The median filed base salary for Senior Research Scientist H-1B LCA records is $140,980 per year.
How many Senior Research Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 142 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Senior Research Scientist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Senior Research Scientist?
Top employers filing LCAs for Senior Research Scientist include: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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