H-1B Research Associate Iii Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Associate Iii is $70,000, across 247 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$70,000
Average wage
$74,347
90th percentile
$95,000
Certified LCAs
247
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $46,155
- 25th
- $54,630
- Median
- $70,000
- Average
- $74,347
- 90th
- $95,000
- Highest
- $840,000
Based on 247 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
42FY20
37FY21
49FY22
39FY23
27FY24
41FY25
12FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Associate Iii
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $97,500 |
| Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. | 4 | $95,014 |
| Evidera, Inc. | 15 | $95,000 |
| The Methodist Hospital Research Institute | 3 | $87,229 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 19 | $83,000 |
| The J. David Gladstone Institutes | 4 | $75,505 |
| Colorado State University | 14 | $72,000 |
| South Dakota State University | 5 | $71,037 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | 6 | $70,980 |
| ALLEN INSTITUTE | 5 | $70,097 |
| LONZA WALKERSVILLE, INC. | 3 | $60,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 4 | $58,646 |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | 65 | $54,000 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEW ORLEANS | 4 | $52,950 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 12 | $50,000 |
Salaries by location
Newark, NJ · $54,620Woods Hole, MA · $83,000Worcester, MA · $50,000Fort Collins, CO · $65,475New Brunswick, NJ · $53,804San Diego, CA · $70,500Piscataway, NJ · $49,303San Francisco, CA · $82,752Seattle, WA · $70,097Newark, DE · $70,980Bethesda, MD · $95,000South San Francisco, CA · $89,523Brookings, SD · $71,037New York, NY · $140,000New Orleans, LA · $52,950