H-1B Associate Researcher Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Associate Researcher is $64,834, across 164 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$64,834
Average wage
$89,081
90th percentile
$127,100
Certified LCAs
164
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $45,000
- 25th
- $58,661
- Median
- $64,834
- Average
- $89,081
- 90th
- $127,100
- Highest
- $1,672,684
Based on 164 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Associate Researcher
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii | 4 | $225,858 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 | $149,188 |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | 1 | $135,000 |
| University of California, Davis | 3 | $131,000 |
| NEC Laboratories America, Inc. | 4 | $123,450 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 2 | $118,650 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 8 | $115,800 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 5 | $109,000 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 1 | $97,600 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 11 | $75,000 |
| BF Innovation Inc | 3 | $65,000 |
| Tufts University | 2 | $64,278 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | 1 | $61,235 |
| The University of Kansas | 55 | $60,000 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 53 | $60,000 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $60,000Lawrence, KS · $60,000Madison, WI · $77,477Berkeley, CA · $115,800San Francisco, CA · $104,800Burlington, MA · $149,188Farmingdale, NY · $65,000San Jose, CA · $123,900Davis, CA · $131,000Kaneohe, HI · $151,716Santa Cruz, CA · $118,650Rockville, MD · $67,500Honolulu, HI · $300,000Medford, MA · $64,278Los Angeles, CA · $97,600