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Research Scientist salary in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $155,000. 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 — entry1$109,866
Level IV — fully competent2$158,820

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
ROBERT BOSCH LLCResearch Scientist 22$158,820
Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Scientist1$109,866

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University
    $109,866
    PittsburghWage Level IDecided Aug 26, 2025I-200-25231-253035
  • Research Scientist 2 at ROBERT BOSCH LLC
    $162,640
    PittsburghWage Level IVDecided May 12, 2025I-200-25125-939192
  • RESEARCH SCIENTIST at ROBERT BOSCH LLC
    $155,000
    PittsburghWage Level IVDecided May 12, 2025I-200-25125-939132

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.