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Research Associate at Michigan State University: H-1B salaries
164 labor condition applications for the job title Research Associate at Michigan State University. Median offered base salary $59,940; middle half $54,703–$64,903.
Applications (LCAs)164
Median offered salary$59,940
Middle half of salaries$54,703–$64,903
10th–90th percentile$51,650–$72,197
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 58 | $57,000 |
| FY2024 | 54 | $58,792 |
| FY2025 | 31 | $64,356 |
| FY2026 | 15 | $62,234 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $72,301 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $61,922 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Nov 4, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | Certified |
| $71,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Sep 15, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $63,627 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Sep 5, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $85,176 part-time · Level IV | East Lansing, MI | Sep 4, 2025 | Oct 16, 2025 | Certified |
| $65,582 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Aug 6, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,011 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 | Certified |
| $52,662 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 13, 2025 | Certified |
| $67,500 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jul 24, 2025 | Oct 13, 2025 | Certified |
| $67,824 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jun 30, 2025 | Aug 16, 2025 | Certified |
| $57,949 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jun 11, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $64,356 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 11, 2025 | Oct 19, 2025 | Certified |
| $60,878 | East Lansing, MI | May 29, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,000 Level II | East Lansing, MI | May 22, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $58,000 Level II | East Lansing, MI | May 22, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Withdrawn |
| $70,000 Level IV | East Lansing, MI | May 8, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | Certified |
| $80,496 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 29, 2025 | Jun 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $65,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Apr 7, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $61,880 | East Lansing, MI | Mar 27, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | Certified |
| $80,496 Level II | Lansing, MI | Feb 27, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | Certified |
| $57,075 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Feb 25, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Certified |
| $57,949 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 24, 2025 | Jun 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $80,496 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 20, 2025 | Certified |
| $80,496 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Feb 12, 2025 | Apr 20, 2025 | Withdrawn |
| $62,962–$80,496 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Feb 12, 2025 | Apr 20, 2025 | Withdrawn |
| $85,004 | Grand Rapids, MI | Jan 23, 2025 | Mar 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $54,242 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jan 22, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $64,542 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Jan 12, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | Certified |
| $58,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Dec 16, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $62,962 | East Lansing, MI | Dec 13, 2024 | Feb 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $64,542 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Dec 6, 2024 | May 16, 2025 | Certified |
| $71,532 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Dec 5, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $74,888 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Dec 5, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $63,835 Level IV | East Lansing, MI | Nov 21, 2024 | Jan 25, 2025 | Certified |
| $64,272 Level IV | East Lansing, MI | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $56,402 | East Lansing, MI | Nov 5, 2024 | Feb 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $64,542 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Sep 12, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $72,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Sep 10, 2024 | Oct 3, 2024 | Certified |
| $63,523 Level III | Jamaica Plain, MA | Sep 3, 2024 | Nov 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $72,197 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $55,000 | East Lansing, MI | Aug 12, 2024 | Dec 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $56,880 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Jul 15, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | Certified |
| $72,197 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Jul 5, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $72,197 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jul 5, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $72,072 | East Lansing, MI | Jul 2, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $76,502 Level IV | East Lansing, MI | Jun 5, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $74,160 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 4, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $58,011 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 2, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $62,400 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Jun 2, 2024 | Oct 3, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $65,430 | East Lansing, MI | May 24, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | Certified |
| $67,642 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 29, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $62,571 Level I | Grand Rapids, MI | Apr 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $56,297 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 17, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | Certified |
| $60,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Apr 15, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $67,642 | East Lansing, MI | Mar 25, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $68,994 | East Lansing, MI | Mar 15, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $57,500 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Mar 5, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $62,234 | East Lansing, MI | Mar 5, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $52,156 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 21, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | Certified |
| $58,802 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 16, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level I | Grand Rapids, MI | Feb 8, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $67,642 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 19, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $59,879 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 19, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $61,381 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 17, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $53,199 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jan 11, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Certified |
| $61,572 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 9, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $52,683 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 8, 2024 | Feb 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $67,642 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 5, 2024 | Feb 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $50,637 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Nov 27, 2023 | May 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $55,000 | East Lansing, MI | Nov 15, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $67,642 | East Lansing, MI | Nov 7, 2023 | May 1, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,513 | East Lansing, MI | Oct 12, 2023 | Apr 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $72,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $55,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Oct 10, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 | Certified |
| $58,240 | East Lansing, MI | Oct 3, 2023 | Feb 11, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $56,806 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Sep 15, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $54,664 | East Lansing, MI | Aug 31, 2023 | Jan 16, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,011 | East Lansing, MI | Aug 31, 2023 | Feb 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $61,572 | East Lansing, MI | Aug 22, 2023 | Jan 2, 2024 | Certified |
| $51,000 | East Lansing, MI | Jul 18, 2023 | Jan 11, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $70,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jul 7, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $51,650 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 22, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $60,000 Level IV | East Lansing, MI | Jun 5, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jun 5, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $75,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jun 5, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,000 | East Lansing, MI | May 25, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,507 Level II | East Lansing, MI | May 24, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $67,766 part-time | East Lansing, MI | May 22, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 | Certified |
| $73,507 | East Lansing, MI | May 17, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $52,000 part-time · Level I | East Lansing, MI | May 17, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 | Withdrawn |
| $70,000 | East Lansing, MI | May 16, 2023 | Oct 7, 2023 | Certified |
| $64,168 | East Lansing, MI | May 11, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Certified |
| $63,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Apr 26, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $67,766 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Apr 20, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $52,000 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 18, 2023 | Oct 15, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 11, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | Certified |
| $63,045 Level III | Hickory Corners, MI | Mar 31, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $57,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $57,000 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Mar 16, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $60,000 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Mar 16, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $54,132 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Mar 7, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $60,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Mar 2, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $52,000 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 27, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 | Certified |
| $55,632 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Feb 22, 2023 | Jul 13, 2023 | Certified |
| $56,000 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Feb 20, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $56,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Feb 20, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,000 Level I | Glendale, AZ | Feb 6, 2023 | Feb 15, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $55,000 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Jan 30, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | Certified |
| $51,650 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 30, 2023 | Jul 3, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $52,500 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jan 5, 2023 | Feb 13, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,524 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 4, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,760 | East Lansing, MI | Nov 4, 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 | Certified |
| $54,835 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Oct 11, 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $70,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Oct 10, 2022 | Jan 23, 2023 | Certified |
| $89,003 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Sep 30, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Sep 27, 2022 | Nov 22, 2022 | Certified |
| $62,774 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Aug 22, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $56,712 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Aug 11, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $54,540 | Grand Rapids, MI | Jul 29, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $61,812 Level I | Seattle, WA | Jul 11, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $64,612 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Jul 11, 2022 | Aug 16, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $54,821 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jul 11, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $73,440 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Jun 23, 2022 | Aug 16, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $64,612 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 17, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $59,218 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Jun 7, 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $54,980 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jun 3, 2022 | Aug 24, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $51,650 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 3, 2022 | Sep 5, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $57,000 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 2, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level IV | Lexington, SC | May 17, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,781 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 22, 2022 | Oct 20, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,000 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 14, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,524 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Mar 25, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $64,086 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Mar 21, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,219 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Mar 16, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,760 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Mar 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $82,000 Level II | East Lansing, MI | Feb 18, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $52,104 Level III | East Lansing, MI | Feb 15, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $64,612 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 10, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $51,650 | Grand Rapids, MI | Feb 8, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $57,630 | East Lansing, MI | Jan 31, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $59,740 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jan 5, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $52,000 | East Lansing, MI | Dec 22, 2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $51,134 | East Lansing, MI | Dec 21, 2021 | Jun 19, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 | East Lansing, MI | Dec 8, 2021 | Feb 15, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $48,960 | East Lansing, MI | Jul 14, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,844 Level I | Hickory Corners, MI | Jul 7, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $50,125 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 29, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $52,500 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 28, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $58,500 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Jun 22, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,500 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 8, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 | East Lansing, MI | Mar 9, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $48,671 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 11, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $50,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Oct 6, 2020 | Jan 13, 2021 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $50,393 | East Lansing, MI | Sep 3, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $59,634 | East Lansing, MI | Jun 24, 2020 | Aug 16, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $48,925 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 24, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $48,720 | East Lansing, MI | Apr 24, 2020 | Aug 16, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $48,671 | Detroit, MI | Mar 23, 2020 | Apr 10, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $53,456 | East Lansing, MI | Feb 28, 2020 | Apr 13, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $48,671 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Feb 15, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $60,000 Level I | East Lansing, MI | Dec 13, 2019 | May 1, 2020 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $51,500 | East Lansing, MI | Dec 3, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Certified, then withdrawn |
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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).