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Research Scientist salary in New Jersey

A real-employer view of Research Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Research Scientist in New Jersey: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $84,050. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry3$76,000
Level II — qualified7$87,500
Level III — experienced2$103,000
Level IV — fully competent1$163,996

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Research Scientist in New Jersey. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
J-Star Research, Inc.Research Scientist8$84,050
Princeton Global Syntheses, Inc.RESEARCH SCIENTIST2$80,600
Crystal Bio Solutions IncSENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST II1$163,996
INGENUS PHARMACEUTICALS NJ, LLCSenior Research Scientist1$92,500
ACS scientific Inc.Research Scientist1$76,500
HTL Biotechnology InnovationResearch Scientist1$100,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Research Scientist at J-Star Research, Inc.
    $80,300
    South PlainfieldDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-362792
  • SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST II at Crystal Bio Solutions Inc
    $163,996
    CRANBURYWage Level IVDecided Aug 7, 2025I-200-25212-213528
  • Senior Research Scientist at INGENUS PHARMACEUTICALS NJ, LLC
    $92,500
    FairfieldWage Level IIDecided Jul 21, 2025I-200-25195-173762
  • Research Scientist at ACS scientific Inc.
    $76,500
    Berkeley HeightsWage Level IDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-973054
  • Research Scientist at J-Star Research, Inc.
    $76,000
    CRANBURYWage Level IDecided May 2, 2025I-200-25115-907752
  • Research Scientist at J-Star Research, Inc.
    $87,500
    CranburyWage Level IIDecided Apr 24, 2025I-200-25107-874778
  • RESEARCH SCIENTIST at Princeton Global Syntheses, Inc.
    $80,600
    SayrevilleWage Level IIDecided Apr 22, 2025I-200-25106-868796
  • RESEARCH SCIENTIST at Princeton Global Syntheses, Inc.
    $80,600
    SayrevilleWage Level IIDecided Apr 22, 2025I-200-25106-868783

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.