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Senior Research Scientist in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Senior Research Scientist
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
239
Median offered wage
$82,000
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$82,000certified 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 "Senior Research Scientist" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

3467FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3467FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202267
FY202348
FY202447
FY202542
FY2026*35
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
19
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. Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center175
  2. NYU Grossman School of Medicine28
  3. Google LLC7
  4. NVIDIA Corporation5
  5. New York University5
  6. Datadog, Inc.2
  7. Flatiron Health, Inc.2
  8. Columbia University2
  9. Certified Kernel Tech LLC2
  10. Dataminr, Inc.2
  11. WGU Labs1
  12. EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. F/K/A Wildlife Trust Incorporated1
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 $82,000; middle half $74,200 to $95,000 · median prevailing wage $72,530 (marker) · 237 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I26
  2. Level II112
  3. Level III83
  4. Level IV16
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 "Senior Research Scientist" appears on 1,035 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 287 employers for worksites in 205 cities; the median offered wage is $99,424, so the median in New York City is 17.5% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,035
Employers nationwide
287
Cities with filings
205
National median offered wage
$99,424
Share of national filings in New York City
23.1%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Research Scientist
  1. New York City, NY239
  2. Houston, TX56
  3. Boston, MA38
  4. Worcester, MA36
  5. Santa Clara, CA29
  6. Dallas, TX25
  7. Atlanta, GA23
  8. Cambridge, MA23
  9. Pittsburgh, PA22
  10. Palo Alto, CA21
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The New York City job market

New York City has 163,518 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 40,783 job titles and 16,582 employers; "Senior Research Scientist" ranks #61 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Senior Research Scientist in New York City
61
Median offered wage in New York City, all job titles
$141,523
National median wage, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (all job titles)
$70,762
Other job titles in New York City
  1. Software Engineer7,682
  2. Associate7,483
  3. Vice President3,993
  4. Analyst3,261
  5. Senior Software Engineer1,919
  6. Software Developer1,600
  7. Data Scientist1,392
  8. Senior Associate1,297
  9. Manager1,055
  10. Software Development Engineer II967
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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