Research Scientist H1B salary at NVIDIA Corp
NVIDIA Corp offered a median $184,000 for Research Scientist roles on 84 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
Research Scientist offers at NVIDIA Corp
1% below NVIDIA Corp’s $185,155 median across all H1B roles in FY2025.
Where NVIDIA Corp files Research Scientist roles, FY2025
- Santa Clara, CA36 filings$192K median
- Redmond, WA11 filings$177K median
- Austin, TX8 filings$170K median
- Seattle, WA7 filings$177K median
- New York, NY4 filings$160K median
Median and middle 50% by year
- FY2021$155K$142K–$201K
- FY2022$164K$142K–$193K
- FY2023$180K$163K–$190K
- FY2024$163K$160K–$188K
- FY2025$184K$160K–$224K
- FY2026 through Jun 30$168K$164K–$192K
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | Middle 50% | Top 10% | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Jun 30) | 71 | $168,000 | $164K–$192K | $214K+ | $104K–$250K |
| FY2025 | 84 | $184,000 | $160K–$224K | $246K+ | $104K–$272K |
| FY2024 | 43 | $163,056 | $160K–$188K | $218K+ | $122K–$257K |
| FY2023 | 35 | $180,274 | $163K–$190K | $213K+ | $155K–$264K |
| FY2022 | 26 | $164,442 | $142K–$193K | $198K+ | $126K–$209K |
| FY2021 | 15 | $155,376 | $142K–$201K | $207K+ | $111K–$210K |
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.
Other H1B salaries at NVIDIA Corp
- Software Engineer$200K median
- Hardware Engineer Electronics$168K median
- Engineer Senior Systems Software$185K median
- Engineer Senior Asic$186K median
- Architect$161K median
- Program Manager$192K median
- Verification Engineer$181K median
- Product Manager$200K median
- Asic Engineer$196K median
- Architect Senior$186K median
- Manager Systems Software$224K median
- Solutions Architect$184K median
Common questions about Research Scientist pay at NVIDIA Corp
How much does NVIDIA Corp pay H1B Research Scientist workers?
The median wage NVIDIA Corp offered for Research Scientist roles on its 84 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in fiscal year 2025 was $184,000. The middle half of offers were between $160,000 and $224,000, and the top 10% were above $245,565, per U.S. Department of Labor records.
Has NVIDIA Corp's H1B pay for Research Scientist roles gone up?
The median offered wage went up 18%, from $155,376 in fiscal year 2021 to $184,000 in fiscal year 2025.
How does Research Scientist pay compare with NVIDIA Corp's other H1B roles?
It is 1% below NVIDIA Corp's median across all H1B roles in fiscal year 2025, which was $185,155.
Where does NVIDIA Corp hire H1B Research Scientist workers?
In fiscal year 2025, NVIDIA Corp's Research Scientist filings were mostly for Santa Clara, CA (36 filings, $191,922 median), Redmond, WA (11 filings, $176,571 median), Austin, TX (8 filings, $170,000 median).
How many H1B applications has NVIDIA Corp filed for Research Scientist roles?
274 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications across fiscal years 2021–2026, counting years with at least 3 filings for the title.