Role Filing Pattern
Sr. Research Specialist appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 9 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Sr. Research Specialist H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 19-1029.02
SOC Category: Molecular and Cellular Biologists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Sr. Research Specialist (SOC 19-1029.02, Molecular and Cellular Biologists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 9 filing records. Filed base wages span $49,587 to $70,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $70,000. 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
$70,000
H-1B LCA Filings
9LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$70,000
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.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Johns Hopkins University, HMH Hospitals Corporation, and The Curators of the University of Missouri. 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 Baltimore, MD, Nutley, NJ, and Huntington, WV. 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$49,587
P25$50,900
Median$70,000
P75$70,000
Max$70,000
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Johns Hopkins University$70,0007
- HMH Hospitals Corporation$60,0001
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Filed Wage by City
- Huntington, WV$70,0001
- Baltimore, MD$70,0007
- Nutley, NJ$60,0001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Sr. Research Specialist?
The median filed base salary for Sr. Research Specialist H-1B LCA records is $70,000 per year.
How many Sr. Research Specialist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 9 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Sr. Research Specialist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Sr. Research Specialist?
Top employers filing LCAs for Sr. Research Specialist include: Johns Hopkins University, HMH Hospitals Corporation, The Curators of the University of Missouri.
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