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Security Research H1B salary at Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation offered a median $168,623 for Security Research roles on 30 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025), per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Updated USCIS data through 2025DOL LCA data through

FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025)

Security Research offers at Microsoft Corporation

$168,623
Median offered wage
$148K–$189K
Middle 50% of offers
$207K+
Top 10% of offers
30
Filings in FY2025

1% below Microsoft Corporation’s $170,790 median across all H1B roles in FY2025.

Where Microsoft Corporation files Security Research roles, FY2025

  • Redmond, WA18 filings$169K median
  • Mountain View, CA3 filings$189K median
  • Cary, NC2 filings
  • Austin, TX2 filings
  • Atlanta, GA1 filings

Median and middle 50% by year

  1. FY2022$153K$144K–$161K
  2. FY2023$167K$145K–$178K
  3. FY2024$168K$162K–$191K
  4. FY2025$169K$148K–$189K
  5. FY2026 through Jun 30$188K$181K–$208K
Microsoft Corporation — Security Research H1B salaries by fiscal year (DOL)
Fiscal yearFilingsMedianMiddle 50%Top 10%Range
FY2026 (through Jun 30)10$187,581$181K–$208K$214K+$118K–$220K
FY202530$168,623$148K–$189K$207K+$123K–$212K
FY202424$168,177$162K–$191K$201K+$137K–$216K
FY20239$167,180$145K–$178K$198K+$132K–$203K
FY202211$153,385$144K–$161K$170K+$141K–$187K

These are wages offered on the Labor Condition Application (Form ETA-9035), annualized, not salaries actually paid. Certified full-time H1B filings for this job title only; fiscal years with fewer than 3 such filings are left out. Fiscal years run October to September. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data.

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Common questions about Security Research pay at Microsoft Corporation

How much does Microsoft Corporation pay H1B Security Research workers?

The median wage Microsoft Corporation offered for Security Research roles on its 30 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in fiscal year 2025 was $168,623. The middle half of offers were between $147,894 and $188,700, and the top 10% were above $206,500, per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Has Microsoft Corporation's H1B pay for Security Research roles gone up?

The median offered wage went up 10%, from $153,385 in fiscal year 2022 to $168,623 in fiscal year 2025.

How does Security Research pay compare with Microsoft Corporation's other H1B roles?

It is 1% below Microsoft Corporation's median across all H1B roles in fiscal year 2025, which was $170,790.

Where does Microsoft Corporation hire H1B Security Research workers?

In fiscal year 2025, Microsoft Corporation's Security Research filings were mostly for Redmond, WA (18 filings, $168,824 median), Mountain View, CA (3 filings, $188,700 median), Cary, NC (2 filings).

How many H1B applications has Microsoft Corporation filed for Security Research roles?

84 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications across fiscal years 2022–2026, counting years with at least 3 filings for the title.

Does Microsoft Corporation sponsor H1B visas?

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