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Staff Research Scientist H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-2041.00
SOC Category: Statisticians

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)

+150.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $260,631 vs BLS national median $104,110

Staff Research Scientist (SOC 15-2041.00, Statisticians) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 15 filing records. Filed base wages span $77,000 to $244,743 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $260,631. 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

$260,631

H-1B LCA Filings

15LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$244,743
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

Staff Research Scientist appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 15 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 IBM Corporation, Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc., MONGODB, INC., Upstart Network, Inc., and Afiniti, 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 Yorktown Heights, NY, Greenwood, SC, Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Chatham, NJ. 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$77,000
P25$167,077
Median$260,631
P75$239,202
Max$244,743

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff Research Scientist?
The median filed base salary for Staff Research Scientist H-1B LCA records is $260,631 per year.
How many Staff Research Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 15 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff Research Scientist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff Research Scientist?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff Research Scientist include: IBM Corporation, Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc., MONGODB, INC..

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