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Associate Research Scientist: H-1B salaries
1,226 labor condition applications used the job title Associate Research Scientist. Median offered base salary $77,000; middle half $70,000–$85,000.
Applications (LCAs)1,226
Median offered salary$77,000
Middle half of salaries$70,000–$85,000
10th–90th percentile$65,247–$102,970
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Yale University | 461 | $72,862 |
| Columbia University | 440 | $79,310 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 40 | $75,000 |
| The Dow Chemical Company | 35 | $124,030 |
| Northeastern University | 26 | $78,836 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 22 | $97,469 |
| Simons Foundation | 19 | $135,000 |
| PPD Development, L.P. | 19 | $82,000 |
| The Jackson Laboratory | 16 | $69,878 |
| Arizona State University | 14 | $80,000 |
| Texas A&M University | 14 | $66,500 |
| New York University | 13 | $84,840 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | 11 | $65,498 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 8 | $119,095 |
| NMC, Inc | 6 | $79,322 |
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | 5 | $78,000 |
| The University of Iowa | 5 | $73,049 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 5 | $119,038 |
| University of Wyoming | 4 | $70,000 |
| NCS Pearson, Inc. | 4 | $100,240 |
| Indiana University | 4 | $80,000 |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | 3 | $107,477 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 3 | $60,000 |
| Brandeis University | 3 | $70,000 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 3 | $61,044 |
| Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute | 3 | $72,023 |
| University of Georgia | 3 | $82,500 |
| Harbor Experts, Inc. | 2 | $106,000 |
| Dow Silicones Corporation | 2 | $105,228 |
| L2 Diagnostics, LLC | 2 | $60,000 |
| Harbor Labs, LLC | 2 | $103,657 |
| Freenome Holdings, Inc. | 2 | $118,310 |
| Caris Science, Inc. | 1 | $97,000 |
| University of Michigan | 1 | $97,040 |
| Global Health Labs, LLC. | 1 | $112,882 |
| OCLC, Inc. | 1 | $108,000 |
| Marshfield Clinic | 1 | $103,000 |
| W.M. Rice University | 1 | $110,400 |
| Charles River Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $86,445 |
| Nova Southeastern University | 1 | $63,000 |
| GenScript USA Inc. | 1 | $64,834 |
| Curriculum Associates, LLC. | 1 | $105,000 |
| University of Illinois | 1 | $112,500 |
| Bruker Biospin Corp | 1 | $80,000 |
| Prelude Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $73,000 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1 | $105,000 |
| Extremity Care, LLC | 1 | $79,880 |
| RegenTX Partners, LLC | 1 | — |
| Baylor University | 1 | $92,820 |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 1 | $62,296 |
| Flatiron Health, Inc. | 1 | $101,566 |
| Gateway Institute For Brain Research, LLC | 1 | $89,964 |
| Caris MPI, Inc. | 1 | $104,450 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | $63,000 |
| University of Kentucky | 1 | $68,500 |
| The University of Arizona | 1 | $85,000 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 1 | $94,486 |
| Texas Christian University | 1 | $71,000 |
| The Catholic University of America | 1 | $117,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $72,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $85,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $75,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $126,963 |
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 | 236 | $70,018 |
| FY2024 | 341 | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | 328 | $79,327 |
| FY2026 | 269 | $79,327 |
Cities
- New York, NY501
- New Haven, CT432
- West Haven, CT26
- Boston, MA23
- College Station, TX23
- Baltimore, MD22
- Freeport, TX14
- Tempe, AZ13
- Lake Jackson, TX11
- Midland, MI10
- Farmington, CT10
- Palisades, NY8
- Middleton, WI8
- Gaithersburg, MD7
- Bar Harbor, ME5
- Iowa City, IA5
- Burlington, MA5
- Orange, CT5
- Laramie, WY4
- San Antonio, TX4
- Irvington, NY4
- Bryan, TX4
- Greenbelt, MD4
- Bloomington, IN4
- Pikesville, MD4
- Athens, GA4
- Santa Fe, NM3
- Austin, TX3
- Bronx, NY3
- Collegeville, PA3
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).