H-1B Staff Research Associate Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Research Associate is $65,662, across 126 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$65,662
Average wage
$68,242
90th percentile
$85,448
Certified LCAs
126
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $45,604
- 25th
- $58,610
- Median
- $65,662
- Average
- $68,242
- 90th
- $85,448
- Highest
- $118,000
Based on 126 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Research Associate
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Arc Research Institute | 4 | $112,500 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 24 | $70,733 |
| University of California, Davis | 11 | $67,115 |
| University of California, Riverside | 3 | $65,778 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | 2 | $65,545 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 60 | $65,270 |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 8 | $64,591 |
| Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | 4 | $62,691 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE | 4 | $56,433 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | 6 | $56,250 |