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Lead Researcher in Memphis, TN

Job title · Memphis, Tennessee

Job title as filed
Lead Researcher
City
Memphis, Tennessee
Applications FY2022–FY2026
66
Median offered wage
$65,374
Most common occupation
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Median wage$65,374certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Lead Researcher" and a worksite in Memphis.

Applications by fiscal year

918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202218
FY202318
FY202418
FY202511
FY2026*1
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital66
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $65,374; middle half $65,374 to $65,520 · median prevailing wage $57,325 (marker) · 65 applications.

$60k$65k$70k$75k$80k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I2
  2. Level II47
  3. Level III8
  4. Level IV9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Lead Researcher" appears on 79 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 9 employers for worksites in 9 cities; the median offered wage is $65,374, so the median in Memphis is 0.0% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
79
Employers nationwide
9
Cities with filings
9
National median offered wage
$65,374
Share of national filings in Memphis
83.5%
Cities with the most applications for Lead Researcher
  1. Memphis, TN66
  2. Irvine, CA4
  3. Kirkland, WA2
  4. Berkeley, CA2
  5. Pelham, NY1
  6. Charleston, SC1
  7. San Francisco, CA1
  8. Tulsa, OK1
  9. Brooklyn, NY1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Memphis job market

Memphis has 6,190 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 2,075 job titles and 769 employers; "Lead Researcher" ranks #7 by applications, with 1.1% of them.

Applications in Memphis, all job titles
6,190
Job titles filed
2,075
Rank of Lead Researcher in Memphis
7
Median offered wage in Memphis, all job titles
$86,320
National median wage, Biochemists and Biophysicists (all job titles)
$72,928
Other job titles in Memphis
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate369
  2. Assistant Professor248
  3. Software Developer197
  4. Scientist171
  5. Software Engineer103
  6. Postdoctoral Scholar74
  7. Clinical Fellow63
  8. Systems Engineer58
  9. Bioinformatics Research Scientist44
  10. Data Analyst39
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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