H-1B Research Associate I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Associate I is $63,970, across 276 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$63,970
Average wage
$62,788
90th percentile
$80,036
Certified LCAs
276
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $32,386
- 25th
- $52,000
- Median
- $63,970
- Average
- $62,788
- 90th
- $80,036
- Highest
- $110,000
Based on 276 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
36FY20
24FY21
53FY22
39FY23
55FY24
54FY25
15FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Associate I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 5 | $77,419 |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | 32 | $75,016 |
| University of Connecticut | 4 | $70,474 |
| Metagenomi.co | 9 | $70,000 |
| The Methodist Hospital Research Institute | 37 | $67,481 |
| Evidera, Inc | 9 | $67,226 |
| Tufts Medical Center, Inc. | 9 | $64,890 |
| Baylor Research Institute | 4 | $62,400 |
| The University of Tennessee | 4 | $59,000 |
| Colorado State University | 10 | $55,000 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. | 22 | $54,400 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | 4 | $49,962 |
| Georgia State University | 5 | $49,775 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 7 | $46,500 |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc. | 8 | $33,478 |
Salaries by location
Houston, TX · $67,179Milwaukee, WI · $54,400Newark, NJ · $74,332Boston, MA · $69,701New Brunswick, NJ · $78,637Worcester, MA · $46,575Cambridge, MA · $69,485Waltham, MA · $71,098Fort Collins, CO · $55,000Tampa, FL · $32,573Atlanta, GA · $62,400Emeryville, CA · $70,000San Francisco, CA · $73,612Washington, DC · $72,193Piscataway, NJ · $80,770