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Research Associate II: H-1B salaries

388 labor condition applications used the job title Research Associate II. Median offered base salary $72,000; middle half $63,694–$82,416.

Applications (LCAs)388

Median offered salary$72,000

Middle half of salaries$63,694–$82,416

10th–90th percentile$57,202–$89,557

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	47	$67,074
Colorado State University	16	$64,374
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.	15	$82,500
The Broad Institute, Inc.	11	$59,000
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.	10	$83,000
HD Biosciences, Inc.	9	$55,000
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute	9	$73,320
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	7	$76,461
Georgia State University	7	$72,080
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	7	$68,500
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	6	$61,153
The J. David Gladstone Institutes	6	$66,560
The University of Tennessee	6	$63,250
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.	6	$91,198
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.	5	$39,604
Allen Institute	5	$64,200
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	5	$44,000
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.	5	$78,786
World Resources Institute	4	$106,914
University of South Alabama	4	$67,008
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.	4	$79,000
Evidera, Inc.	4	$81,250
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	4	$82,575
KBI Biopharma, Inc.	4	$63,710
South Dakota State University	3	$56,712
Ring Therapeutics, Inc.	3	$80,000
Metaphore Biotechnologies, Inc.	3	$82,000
Metagenomi, Inc.	3	$90,000
Lonza Houston Inc	3	$69,993
Auburn University	3	$65,324
Institute for Protein Innovation Inc.	3	$75,130
Aegea Biotechnologies, Inc.	3	$65,354
Adjuvia Therapeutics, Inc.	3	$68,661
UMass Chan Medical School	2	$65,853
Imvela Corp	2	$85,000
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	2	$79,020
ImmunityBio, Inc.	2	$85,497
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.	2	$72,675
Takara Bio USA Inc.	2	$98,620
Flagship Labs 89, Inc.	2	$80,000
National Institute of Statistical Sciences	2	$66,248
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$86,621
Kallyope Inc.	2	$85,000
Florida Institute of Technology	2	$95,918
University of Illinois at Chicago	2	$60,248
Apriori Bio, Inc.	2	$91,500
Case Western Reserve University	2	$62,000
Mississippi State University	2	$57,000
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$82,466
Arc Research Institute	2	$73,700
Flagship Labs 85, Inc.	2	$85,000
Sail Biomedicines, Inc.	2	$75,000
University of Idaho	2	$56,649
Vesalius Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$83,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	2	$79,500
Altos Labs Inc.	2	$90,900
Populus Group LLC	2	$104,000
Ampersand Biomedicines, Inc.	2	$77,500
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	2	$60,000
ION Biosciences, LLC	2	$63,170

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$75,000
Level II (qualified)	$72,300
Level III (experienced)	$68,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$83,682

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	92	$66,830
FY2024	110	$73,510
FY2025	94	$74,447
FY2026	80	$70,762

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).