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Research Associate I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 133 certified H-1B applications for Research Associate I roles between Apr 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $69,268.

Median salary offered
$69,268
Middle half earn
$59,217 to $75,000
Top 10% earn over
$84,847
Certified filings
133

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute33$68,099$65,437 – $71,219
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey19$74,799$73,161 – $80,532
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.11$56,368$56,122 – $58,815
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.6$65,167$61,110 – $68,833
Colorado State University4$59,300$57,700 – $61,577
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.3$77,019$75,638 – $80,827
Education Development Center3$73,202$73,198 – $73,202
Adimab Service Company, LLC3$93,500$91,850 – $93,500
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.2$73,611$73,611 – $73,611
Buck Institute for Research on Aging2$56,125$54,188 – $58,062
Mississippi State University2$50,500$50,500 – $50,500
Legal Services Corporation2$98,355$98,355 – $98,355
Pheast Therapeutics, Inc2$156,270$156,270 – $156,270
Baylor Research Institute2$81,640$77,220 – $86,060
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute2$49,962$49,941 – $49,982
South Dakota State University2$57,800$55,503 – $60,097
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2$54,770$52,036 – $57,504
AcuraStem Incorporated1$65,000$65,000 – $65,000
CZ Biohub SF, LLC1$76,461$76,461 – $76,461
Connecticut Children's Medical Center1$63,750$63,750 – $63,750
The Broad Institute, Inc.1$59,000$59,000 – $59,000
Coherence Neuro Global, Inc.1$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
Boston Institute of Biotechnology LLC1$50,000$50,000 – $50,000
Astellas Engineered Small Molecules US, Inc.1$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Beacon Discovery Inc1$52,000$52,000 – $52,000
Biotium Inc.1$80,870$80,870 – $80,870
Asieris Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.1$78,000$78,000 – $78,000
Altos Labs Inc.1$84,900$84,900 – $84,900
Auburn University1$52,050$52,050 – $52,050
Low Institute for Therapeutics1$58,000$58,000 – $58,000
Hansoh Bio LLC1$78,000$78,000 – $78,000
Flagship Labs 110, Inc.1$75,000$75,000 – $75,000
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.1$39,728$39,728 – $39,728
Georgia Institute of Technology1$102,300$102,300 – $102,300
Montana State University1$48,859$48,859 – $48,859
Metagenomi, Inc.1$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
MedGenome, Inc.1$68,661$68,661 – $68,661
MEDIC Life Sciences, Inc1$63,107$63,107 – $63,107
Luminodx, Inc.1$57,000$57,000 – $57,000
Inhibrx Biosciences Inc.1$73,798$73,798 – $73,798
The J. David Gladstone Institutes1$70,762$70,762 – $70,762
Montana State University Billings1$48,859$48,859 – $48,859
Stifel Financial Corp1$110,000$110,000 – $110,000
SENS Foundation, Inc.1$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Ochsner Clinic Foundation1$35,568$35,568 – $35,568
Tevard Biosciences, Inc1$72,500$72,500 – $72,500
Ultima Genomics, Inc.1$51,667$51,667 – $51,667
University of Michigan1$62,400$62,400 – $62,400
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley1$43,992$43,992 – $43,992
Zymo Research Corporation1$68,640$68,640 – $68,640

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Houston, TX33$68,099$65,437 – $71,219
Milwaukee, WI11$56,368$56,122 – $58,815
Boston, MA9$69,701$64,106 – $72,500
New Brunswick, NJ8$73,161$73,161 – $80,993
Newark, NJ8$74,566$74,039 – $75,841
Fort Collins, CO4$59,300$57,700 – $61,577
Lebanon, NH3$93,500$91,850 – $93,500
Cambridge, MA3$75,000$67,000 – $80,000
Piscataway, NJ3$87,648$83,860 – $88,480
Redwood City, CA3$156,270$120,585 – $156,270
Somerville, MA3$77,019$75,638 – $80,827
Waltham, MA3$73,202$73,198 – $73,202
Palo Alto, CA3$70,000$66,554 – $74,000
La Jolla, CA3$50,003$49,962 – $61,900
Dallas, TX2$81,640$77,220 – $86,060
Brookings, SD2$57,800$55,503 – $60,097
Washington, DC2$98,355$98,355 – $98,355
San Diego, CA2$54,500$53,250 – $55,750
Novato, CA2$56,125$54,188 – $58,062
San Francisco, CA2$73,612$72,187 – $75,036

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I60$60,000
Level II34$66,098
Level III12$73,202
Level IV5$72,457

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202317$65,913
202448$61,318
202544$73,611
202624$70,610