Research Scientist Salary in New York, NY

154 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Research Scientist in New York is $171,212 — 41% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$171,212
Average
$102,727
Min Est.
$308,181
Max Est.
154
Filings

Top Employers for Research Scientist in New York

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Meta Platforms, Inc $201,717 65
Google LLC $203,371 35
NYU Grossman School of Medicine $88,042 24
New York University $80,214 9
NVIDIA Corporation $166,000 4
Research Foundation of CUNY $86,211 3
The Simons Foundation Inc. $204,994 3
New York Genome Center, Inc. $97,699 2
Section 2

Research Scientist in Other Cities

Menlo Park, CA
$204,307
225 filings
Cambridge, MA
$114,190
117 filings
Mountain View, CA
$210,363
115 filings
Bellevue, WA
$203,992
114 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$203,794
69 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$194,543
60 filings
Houston, TX
$81,753
59 filings
Boston, MA
$85,543
58 filings

Other Roles in New York

Software Engineer ($179,935) Associate ($189,070) Vice President ($198,019) Analyst ($118,631) Senior Software Engineer ($177,618) Software Developer ($126,929) Director ($192,711) Senior Associate ($160,011)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.