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Research Associate I: H-1B salaries
178 labor condition applications used the job title Research Associate I. Median offered base salary $67,330; middle half $56,943–$74,682.
Applications (LCAs)178
Median offered salary$67,330
Middle half of salaries$56,943–$74,682
10th–90th percentile$50,003–$83,433
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| The Methodist Hospital Research Institute | 36 | $67,949 |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | 24 | $76,448 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. | 15 | $56,122 |
| Tufts Medical Center, Inc. | 8 | $65,559 |
| Colorado State University | 5 | $58,600 |
| Education Development Center | 5 | $72,648 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 3 | $47,117 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | 3 | $50,003 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 3 | $99,300 |
| Baylor Research Institute | 3 | $71,240 |
| Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $77,019 |
| Adimab Service Company, LLC | 3 | $93,500 |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | 3 | $52,250 |
| Boston Institute of Biotechnology LLC | 2 | $47,500 |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc. | 2 | $41,912 |
| Metagenomi, Inc. | 2 | $70,000 |
| University of Michigan | 2 | $52,000 |
| Altos Labs Inc. | 2 | $84,100 |
| South Dakota State University | 2 | $57,800 |
| Beacon Discovery Inc | 2 | $52,000 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2 | $54,770 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. | 2 | $73,611 |
| Luminodx, Inc. | 2 | $57,000 |
| Legal Services Corporation | 2 | $98,355 |
| Pheast Therapeutics, Inc | 2 | $156,270 |
| Mississippi State University | 2 | $50,500 |
| Low Institute for Therapeutics | 2 | $58,000 |
| Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $80,000 |
| Family Health International | 1 | $59,613 |
| The University of Tennessee | 1 | $70,000 |
| KBI Biopharma, Inc. | 1 | $45,000 |
| University of Connecticut | 1 | $70,000 |
| Parse Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $60,000 |
| Auburn University | 1 | $52,050 |
| Beyond Meat, Inc. | 1 | $59,259 |
| The Ohio University | 1 | $51,293 |
| World Resources Institute | 1 | $63,135 |
| Generate Biomedicines, Inc. | 1 | $75,000 |
| Georgia State University | 1 | $57,476 |
| CZ Biohub SF, LLC | 1 | $76,461 |
| Noble Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $41,000 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | 1 | $35,568 |
| AcuraStem Incorporated | 1 | $65,000 |
| Asieris Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. | 1 | $78,000 |
| SENS Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $60,000 |
| Montana State University Billings | 1 | $48,859 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 1 | $43,992 |
| Astellas Engineered Small Molecules US, Inc. | 1 | $85,000 |
| Montana State University | 1 | $48,859 |
| Biotium Inc. | 1 | $80,870 |
| Inhibrx Biosciences Inc. | 1 | $73,798 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 1 | $59,000 |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 1 | $110,000 |
| Tevard Biosciences, Inc | 1 | $72,500 |
| Zymo Research Corporation | 1 | $68,640 |
| Ultima Genomics, Inc. | 1 | $51,667 |
| The J. David Gladstone Institutes | 1 | $70,762 |
| Hansoh Bio LLC | 1 | $78,000 |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | 1 | $63,750 |
| Flagship Labs 110, Inc. | 1 | $75,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $59,259 |
| Level II (qualified) | $65,969 |
| Level III (experienced) | $72,093 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $70,862 |
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 | 36 | $61,359 |
| FY2024 | 49 | $65,000 |
| FY2025 | 52 | $70,466 |
| FY2026 | 33 | $70,762 |
Cities
- Houston, TX36
- Milwaukee, WI15
- Boston, MA11
- New Brunswick, NJ11
- Newark, NJ9
- Fort Collins, CO5
- La Jolla, CA4
- Piscataway, NJ4
- Waltham, MA4
- Redwood City, CA4
- Somerville, MA4
- San Diego, CA4
- Worcester, MA3
- Washington, DC3
- Atlanta, GA3
- Dallas, TX3
- Palo Alto, CA3
- Lebanon, NH3
- Novato, CA3
- Cambridge, MA3
- Southborough, MA2
- Tampa, FL2
- Emeryville, CA2
- Ann Arbor, MI2
- San Francisco, CA2
- Brookings, SD2
- Little Rock, AR2
- Huntley, MT2
- Fremont, CA2
- Leland, MS2
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).