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Associate Research Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 831 certified H-1B applications for Associate Research Scientist roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $79,310. The typical offer was 6% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$79,310
Middle half earn
$73,861 to $88,000
Top 10% earn over
$108,000
Certified filings
831

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianvs allMiddle half
Yale University328$75,000−5%$72,000 – $80,522
Columbia University287$80,000+1%$78,155 – $84,216
The Dow Chemical Company28$118,685+50%$105,380 – $135,055
NYU Grossman School of Medicine25$77,532−2%$72,000 – $90,000
Johns Hopkins University15$98,010+24%$86,594 – $116,267
Northeastern University13$79,1610%$77,563 – $86,990
PPD Development, L.P.12$80,050+1%$80,000 – $87,703
The Jackson Laboratory12$69,878−12%$69,160 – $73,861
The Simons Foundation Inc.12$147,087+85%$138,750 – $160,618
Texas A&M University9$66,500−16%$62,390 – $80,340
Arizona State University9$71,050−10%$65,000 – $85,000
New York University8$93,309+18%$85,962 – $105,352
Texas A&M AgriLife Research7$68,576−14%$61,354 – $75,000
University of Maryland, Baltimore County7$119,095+50%$115,018 – $127,188
Indiana University4$80,000+1%$79,359 – $80,327
University of Maryland College Park3$133,722+69%$112,861 – $135,046
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley3$61,044−23%$61,044 – $62,022
Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute3$72,023−9%$69,354 – $78,925
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station3$78,000−2%$75,000 – $79,796
Harbor Labs, LLC2$103,657+31%$103,486 – $103,828
Dow Silicones Corporation2$105,228+33%$102,284 – $108,171
Freenome Holdings, Inc.2$118,310+49%$116,834 – $119,787
Harbor Experts, Inc.2$106,000+34%$101,500 – $110,500
NMC, Inc2$82,576+4%$80,610 – $84,541
Texas A&M Transportation Institute2$113,466+43%$109,816 – $117,116
Brandeis University2$73,500−7%$71,750 – $75,250
The University of Iowa2$76,985−3%$75,624 – $78,346
Gateway Institute For Brain Research, LLC1$89,964+13%$89,964 – $89,964
Extremity Care, LLC1$79,880+1%$79,880 – $79,880
GenScript USA Inc.1$64,834−18%$64,834 – $64,834
Baylor University1$92,820+17%$92,820 – $92,820
Bruker Biospin Corp1$80,000+1%$80,000 – $80,000
Caris MPI, Inc.1$104,450+32%$104,450 – $104,450
The Catholic University of America1$117,000+48%$117,000 – $117,000
Curriculum Associates, LLC.1$105,000+32%$105,000 – $105,000
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1$86,445+9%$86,445 – $86,445
Flatiron Health, Inc.1$101,566+28%$101,566 – $101,566
Carnegie Mellon University1$63,000−21%$63,000 – $63,000
Prelude Therapeutics, Inc.1$73,000−8%$73,000 – $73,000
OCLC, Inc.1$108,000+36%$108,000 – $108,000
Nova Southeastern University1$63,000−21%$63,000 – $63,000
NCS Pearson, Inc.1$110,210+39%$110,210 – $110,210
The Metropolitan Museum of Art1$105,000+32%$105,000 – $105,000
Marshfield Clinic1$103,000+30%$103,000 – $103,000
L2 Diagnostics, LLC1$60,000−24%$60,000 – $60,000
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi1$62,296−21%$62,296 – $62,296
University of Illinois1$112,500+42%$112,500 – $112,500
University of Georgia1$95,000+20%$95,000 – $95,000
The University of Arizona1$85,000+7%$85,000 – $85,000
UChicago Argonne LLC1$94,486+19%$94,486 – $94,486

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY329$80,340$78,155 – $87,000
New Haven, CT308$75,000$72,000 – $80,522
Baltimore, MD17$115,534$95,285 – $125,734
West Haven, CT16$69,850$69,700 – $72,290
College Station, TX13$75,000$63,500 – $80,340
Boston, MA13$79,161$77,563 – $89,024
Freeport, TX11$125,008$101,108 – $138,978
Farmington, CT9$69,202$69,160 – $70,554
Midland, MI9$128,066$126,963 – $131,810
Tempe, AZ8$75,525$67,118 – $89,790
Lake Jackson, TX8$105,049$98,398 – $112,362
Orange, CT5$89,100$88,000 – $89,898
Middleton, WI4$80,000$79,042 – $80,025
Gaithersburg, MD4$96,505$93,750 – $98,508
Bloomington, IN4$80,000$79,359 – $80,327
Pikesville, MD4$103,657$101,736 – $106,750
Edinburg, TX3$61,044$61,044 – $62,022
Albuquerque, NM3$72,023$69,354 – $78,925
Palisades, NY3$79,181$77,590 – $82,090
Greenbelt, MD3$127,000$122,000 – $130,361

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I223$75,000
Level II104$88,366
Level III203$75,000
Level IV14$128,066

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023126$70,000
2024303$78,155
2025270$80,550
2026132$80,420

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