H-1B Sponsors for Entry-Level Research Scientists

Companies that filed the most certified H-1B applications at the entry-level wage (Level I) for new research scientists hires, Oct 2025 - Jun 2026: 3,343 applications in all, median salary $70k.

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#	Company	Entry-level filings (Research)	Entry-level pay	HQ
1	Washington University	84	$64k	MO
2	The Leland Stanford, Jr University	77	$80k	CA
3	Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	64	$71k	PA
4	Johns Hopkins University	61	$70k	MD
5	University of Michigan	57	$68k	MI
6	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	56	$72k	MA
7	General Hospital	55	$72k	MA
8	University of Pittsburgh	54	$66k	PA
9	Yale University	49	$75k	CT
10	UT Southwestern Medical Center	47	$70k	TX
11	Northwestern University	46	$66k	IL
12	Harvard University	45	$75k	MA
13	The Trustees of Princeton University	39	$66k	NJ
14	Analysis Group	39	$180k	MA
15	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	36	$78k	NY
16	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	34	$66k	OH
17	University of Maryland Baltimore	33	$76k	MD
18	The University of Chicago	33	$68k	IL
19	Brookhaven National Laboratory	33	$84k	NY
20	Brigham and Women's Hospital	30	$72k	MA
21	The Ohio State University	29	$67k	OH
22	Emory University	28	$68k	GA
23	University of Illinois	27	$64k	IL
24	The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	27	$72k	TX
25	University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	26	$62k	MA
26	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	25	$79k	NY
27	University of Wisconsin System	24	$78k	WI
28	Indiana University Indianapolis	24	$69k	IN
29	University of Colorado	24	$66k	CO
30	Arizona State University	24	$65k	AZ
31	University of Minnesota	24	$63k	MN
32	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	24	$75k	MA
33	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	23	$73k	TN
34	The University of Iowa	21	$70k	IA
35	University of Rochester	21	$67k	NY
36	Trustees Of Boston University	20	$78k	MA
37	The Broad Institute	20	$79k	MA
38	University of Oklahoma	19	$70k	OK
39	Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	19	$67k	NE
40	Weill Cornell Medical College	19	$80k	NY
41	Mayo Clinic	18	$75k	MN
42	University Of Florida	18	$79k	FL
43	Medical College of Wisconsin	18	$67k	WI
44	The Pennsylvania State University	17	$87k	PA
45	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	17	$72k	MA
46	Research Foundation for the State University of New York	17	$65k	NY
47	The University of Virginia	16	$65k	VA
48	Texas A&M University	16	$62k	TX
49	The Methodist Hospital Research Institute	16	$66k	TX
50	Granules PharmaceuticalsH-1B dependent	16	$60k	VA
51	Sciegen Pharmaceuticals	16	$81k	NY
52	Amazon.com Services	15	$129k	WA
53	The University Of Tennessee	15	$77k	TN
54	Children's Hospital	15	$74k	MA
55	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	15	$71k	CA
56	The Curators of the University of Missouri	14	$70k	MO
57	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	14	$66k	AL
58	Duke University	14	$70k	NC
59	The University of Texas at Austin	13	$95k	TX
60	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	13	$67k	IA

Frequently asked questions

Which companies sponsor H-1B for entry-level research scientists?

From Oct 2025 - Jun 2026, the most entry-level H-1B applications for research scientists came from Washington University (84), The Leland Stanford, Jr University (77), Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (64), Johns Hopkins University (61), University of Michigan (57).

What do entry-level research scientists earn on H-1B?

The median offered wage on Level I H-1B applications for research scientists was $70k a year, across 3,343 applications.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 - Jun 2026), certified H-1B applications only. “Entry-level new hire” means a Labor Condition Application at prevailing wage Level I for new employment. An LCA is filed before an H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval, and some are never used. Past filings don't promise that a company will sponsor you. Check each job's posting and ask the recruiter.