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Sr. Research Associate: H-1B salaries

86 labor condition applications used the job title Sr. Research Associate. Median offered base salary $76,874; middle half $62,158–$91,250.

Applications (LCAs)86

Median offered salary$76,874

Middle half of salaries$62,158–$91,250

10th–90th percentile$53,282–$106,962

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
UT Southwestern Medical Center	17	$64,428
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	8	$73,130
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	7	$60,000
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital	5	$49,000
Sands Capital Management, LLC	4	$117,500
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$93,750
Twist Bioscience Corporation	2	$87,367
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	2	$97,850
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	2	$59,977
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies	2	$80,710
MoffettNathanson LLC	2	$93,919
Sanofi Vaccines US Inc.	2	$77,501
Alector LLC	1	$107,702
University at Albany, State University of New York	1	$78,100
Talis Biomedical Corporation	1	$85,428
Stowers Institute for Medical Research	1	$51,334
Arc Research Institute	1	$96,000
Hexagon Bio, Inc.	1	$90,000
Tarleton State University	1	$51,749
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.	1	$80,000
ModernaTX, Inc.	1	$86,549
University of Cincinnati	1	$58,116
CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation	1	$92,700
Impossible Foods Inc.	1	$89,773
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.	1	$80,000
Henry Ford Health System	1	$47,840
Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc.	1	$76,874
Populus Group LLC	1	$104,000
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	1	$99,694
University of Colorado Denver	1	$84,198
B. Riley Securities, Inc.	1	$95,000
10x Genomics, Inc.	1	$95,000
Elektrofi, Inc.	1	$85,000
Atlas Data Storage, Inc.	1	$125,000
Virginia Commonwealth University	1	$74,006
Imvela Corp	1	$52,853
Biocytogen Boston Corp.	1	$72,000
Seer, Inc.	1	$125,278
Scithera, Inc.	1	$75,000
Earli Inc.	1	$94,432
Mizuho Securities USA LLC	1	$200,000
Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company	1	$87,360
Anagram Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$110,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$64,996
Level II (qualified)	$88,161
Level III (experienced)	$97,850
Level IV (fully competent)	$87,360

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	17	$62,316
FY2024	19	$80,000
FY2025	18	$73,130
FY2026	29	$77,501

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).