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Research Technician: H-1B salaries
163 labor condition applications used the job title Research Technician. Median offered base salary $49,246; middle half $44,387–$52,202.
Applications (LCAs)163
Median offered salary$49,246
Middle half of salaries$44,387–$52,202
10th–90th percentile$40,254–$59,886
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 24 | $50,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 23 | $50,000 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 22 | $45,448 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 10 | $54,850 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 9 | $41,000 |
| The University of Chicago | 8 | $46,353 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | 6 | $50,731 |
| Georgetown University | 5 | $46,946 |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. | 4 | $64,803 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $45,760 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 3 | $50,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 3 | $47,486 |
| Albany State University | 3 | $47,000 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | 3 | $39,728 |
| Syracuse University | 2 | $41,028 |
| New York Blood Center | 2 | $62,400 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 2 | $38,646 |
| Danar-Farber Cancer Institute | 2 | $63,346 |
| Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research Institute | 2 | $50,000 |
| Arizona State University | 2 | $54,517 |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | 2 | $40,654 |
| Northeastern University | 1 | $49,920 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 1 | $47,385 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | 1 | $49,920 |
| University of Georgia | 1 | $34,653 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 1 | $50,000 |
| The Cooper Health System | 1 | $69,118 |
| Natera, Inc. | 1 | $54,205 |
| EBIN New York, Inc. | 1 | $40,394 |
| Vanderbilt University | 1 | $35,006 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 1 | $44,325 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | 1 | $33,550 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | 1 | $38,000 |
| Everest Life Sciences LLC | 1 | $68,000 |
| The Research Foundation at SUNY Binghamton | 1 | $53,040 |
| The Research Foundation for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | 1 | $49,000 |
| La Jolla Institute for Immunology | 1 | $63,000 |
| Howard University | 1 | $42,723 |
| Van Andel Research Institute | 1 | $52,000 |
| The Institute for Ethnomedicine | 1 | $60,000 |
| RiKarbon, Inc. | 1 | $66,500 |
| California Institute of Technology | 1 | $64,272 |
| Temple University--A Commonwealth University | 1 | $43,000 |
| Marquette University | 1 | $54,080 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $46,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $50,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $63,167 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $68,000 |
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 | 35 | $49,920 |
| FY2024 | 43 | $49,023 |
| FY2025 | 44 | $49,432 |
| FY2026 | 32 | $49,264 |
Cities
- New York, NY37
- Boston, MA30
- Philadelphia, PA24
- Pittsburgh, PA9
- Chicago, IL8
- Seattle, WA6
- Washington, DC6
- Orangeburg, NY3
- Cold Spring Harbor, NY3
- Greensboro, NC3
- Albany, GA3
- Memphis, TN3
- Syracuse, NY2
- Madison, WI2
- Oklahoma City, OK2
- White Plains, NY2
- Indianapolis, IN2
- Bronx, NY1
- Athens, GA1
- Richmond, VA1
- Camden, NJ1
- San Carlos, CA1
- Moonachie, NJ1
- Nashville, TN1
- Plainsboro, NJ1
- Vestal, NY1
- Brooklyn, NY1
- La Jolla, CA1
- Grand Rapids, MI1
- Jackson, WY1
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).