H-1B Associate Research Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Associate Research Engineer is $80,794, across 44 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$80,794
Average wage
$86,365
90th percentile
$118,575
Certified LCAs
44
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $63,232
- 25th
- $68,000
- Median
- $80,794
- Average
- $86,365
- 90th
- $118,575
- Highest
- $145,700
Based on 44 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Associate Research Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | 1 | $145,700 |
| TRICOM QUEST | 1 | $143,520 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 1 | $120,000 |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | 2 | $118,575 |
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | 1 | $111,935 |
| Xecta Digital Labs Ltd. | 1 | $110,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County | 4 | $98,550 |
| The University of Alabama | 7 | $87,920 |
| Educational Testing Service | 4 | $85,210 |
| Arizona State University | 4 | $80,116 |
| A123 Systems, LLC | 4 | $70,000 |
| Indeed, Inc. | 9 | $68,000 |
| POLYMER PROCESSING INSTITUTE | 3 | $68,000 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 1 | $67,980 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | 1 | $65,270 |
Salaries by location
Tuscaloosa, AL · $87,920Tempe, AZ · $68,000Austin, TX · $68,000Waltham, MA · $70,000Newark, NJ · $68,000Bryan, TX · $118,575Houston, TX · $115,000Greenbelt, MD · $113,000Rochester, NY · $95,000San Jose, CA · $143,520College Station, TX · $111,935Princeton, NJ · $75,421Lexington, KY · $65,270San Francisco, CA · $73,902Jersey City, NJ · $70,616