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Research Associate II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 274 certified H-1B applications for Research Associate II roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $72,484. The typical offer was 11% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$72,484
Middle half earn
$65,000 to $83,000
Top 10% earn over
$90,000
Certified filings
274

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Pay by employer

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey30$68,147−6%$66,706 – $69,585
Colorado State University11$65,000−10%$60,450 – $69,985
The Broad Institute, Inc.11$59,000−19%$58,930 – $61,650
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.10$84,500+17%$82,400 – $89,683
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute8$75,258+4%$72,128 – $80,902
HD Biosciences, Inc.8$56,100−23%$54,770 – $59,540
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.8$83,000+15%$83,000 – $87,075
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.5$78,786+9%$71,263 – $80,000
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation5$69,000−5%$68,000 – $70,000
The J. David Gladstone Institutes5$66,560−8%$66,560 – $70,762
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School5$44,000−39%$44,000 – $44,000
Allen Institute5$64,200−11%$58,950 – $65,500
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.4$92,894+28%$91,599 – $94,306
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.4$61,153−16%$59,348 – $63,570
Georgia State University4$74,374+3%$67,870 – $79,589
KBI Biopharma, Inc.4$63,710−12%$63,032 – $64,032
Metagenomi, Inc.3$90,000+24%$89,525 – $92,500
CZ Biohub SF, LLC3$84,885+17%$80,673 – $85,654
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.3$80,000+10%$79,000 – $82,500
Evidera, Inc.3$80,000+10%$80,000 – $85,000
Adjuvia Therapeutics, Inc.3$68,661−5%$62,224 – $75,109
The University of Tennessee3$72,4790%$68,490 – $72,484
University of South Alabama3$68,016−6%$67,008 – $69,376
Institute for Protein Innovation Inc.3$75,130+4%$75,130 – $75,130
Ampersand Biomedicines, Inc.2$77,500+7%$76,250 – $78,750
Auburn University2$65,324−10%$63,042 – $67,606
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation2$79,500+10%$79,500 – $79,500
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.2$47,601−34%$45,744 – $49,458
ION Biosciences, LLC2$63,170−13%$63,170 – $63,170
Case Western Reserve University2$62,000−14%$62,000 – $62,000
Altos Labs Inc.2$90,900+25%$87,900 – $93,900
Metaphore Biotechnologies, Inc.2$78,500+8%$76,750 – $80,250
Lonza Houston Inc2$72,7370%$70,848 – $74,626
Mississippi State University2$57,000−21%$55,500 – $58,500
Populus Group LLC2$104,000+43%$104,000 – $104,000
Sail Biomedicines, Inc.2$75,000+3%$75,000 – $75,000
The University of Alabama in Huntsville2$60,000−17%$60,000 – $60,000
Flagship Labs 85, Inc.2$85,000+17%$82,500 – $87,500
Apriori Bio, Inc.2$91,500+26%$91,500 – $91,500
University of Idaho2$56,649−22%$53,410 – $59,888
Vesalius Therapeutics, Inc.2$83,500+15%$81,750 – $85,250
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.2$88,840+23%$88,110 – $89,570
World Resources Institute2$108,394+50%$107,654 – $109,134
University of Illinois at Chicago2$60,248−17%$54,044 – $66,453
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.1$89,024+23%$89,024 – $89,024
ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$72,000−1%$72,000 – $72,000
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.1$86,000+19%$86,000 – $86,000
Cure First1$75,400+4%$75,400 – $75,400
CareDx, Inc1$88,896+23%$88,896 – $88,896
Cellarity, Inc.1$95,638+32%$95,638 – $95,638

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
Cambridge, MA36$80,000$64,781 – $86,250
Boston, MA26$83,000$76,044 – $88,586
Newark, NJ19$68,489$67,074 – $69,744
Somerville, MA15$84,000$82,000 – $89,170
San Francisco, CA11$70,762$66,560 – $79,009
San Diego, CA11$59,280$55,000 – $62,837
Houston, TX10$74,917$71,035 – $79,889
Fort Collins, CO9$63,749$60,000 – $67,670
Seattle, WA7$65,500$61,575 – $71,750
New Brunswick, NJ7$68,801$65,475 – $70,058
Piscataway, NJ5$67,074$64,244 – $68,147
Worcester, MA5$44,000$44,000 – $45,000
Lexington, MA5$79,500$79,500 – $86,242
Durham, NC5$63,710$63,710 – $65,000
Milwaukee, WI4$61,153$59,348 – $63,570
Atlanta, GA3$78,000$71,000 – $78,794
Mobile, AL3$68,016$67,008 – $69,376
Watertown, MA3$83,000$82,733 – $84,684
South San Francisco, CA3$95,264$89,632 – $98,540
Silver Spring, MD3$70,000$69,500 – $70,000

By experience level

Level I136$75,000
Level II77$75,130
Level III17$74,000
Level IV11$86,000

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

By year

202330$67,496
2024102$75,000
202590$71,658
202652$74,500

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