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

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Yale University	328	$75,000	−5%	$72,000 – $80,522
Columbia University	287	$80,000	+1%	$78,155 – $84,216
The Dow Chemical Company	28	$118,685	+50%	$105,380 – $135,055
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	25	$77,532	−2%	$72,000 – $90,000
Johns Hopkins University	15	$98,010	+24%	$86,594 – $116,267
Northeastern University	13	$79,161	0%	$77,563 – $86,990
PPD Development, L.P.	12	$80,050	+1%	$80,000 – $87,703
The Jackson Laboratory	12	$69,878	−12%	$69,160 – $73,861
The Simons Foundation Inc.	12	$147,087	+85%	$138,750 – $160,618
Texas A&M University	9	$66,500	−16%	$62,390 – $80,340
Arizona State University	9	$71,050	−10%	$65,000 – $85,000
New York University	8	$93,309	+18%	$85,962 – $105,352
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	7	$68,576	−14%	$61,354 – $75,000
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	7	$119,095	+50%	$115,018 – $127,188
Indiana University	4	$80,000	+1%	$79,359 – $80,327
University of Maryland College Park	3	$133,722	+69%	$112,861 – $135,046
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	3	$61,044	−23%	$61,044 – $62,022
Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute	3	$72,023	−9%	$69,354 – $78,925
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	3	$78,000	−2%	$75,000 – $79,796
Harbor Labs, LLC	2	$103,657	+31%	$103,486 – $103,828
Dow Silicones Corporation	2	$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, Inc	2	$82,576	+4%	$80,610 – $84,541
Texas A&M Transportation Institute	2	$113,466	+43%	$109,816 – $117,116
Brandeis University	2	$73,500	−7%	$71,750 – $75,250
The University of Iowa	2	$76,985	−3%	$75,624 – $78,346
Gateway Institute For Brain Research, LLC	1	$89,964	+13%	$89,964 – $89,964
Extremity Care, LLC	1	$79,880	+1%	$79,880 – $79,880
GenScript USA Inc.	1	$64,834	−18%	$64,834 – $64,834
Baylor University	1	$92,820	+17%	$92,820 – $92,820
Bruker Biospin Corp	1	$80,000	+1%	$80,000 – $80,000
Caris MPI, Inc.	1	$104,450	+32%	$104,450 – $104,450
The Catholic University of America	1	$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 University	1	$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 University	1	$63,000	−21%	$63,000 – $63,000
NCS Pearson, Inc.	1	$110,210	+39%	$110,210 – $110,210
The Metropolitan Museum of Art	1	$105,000	+32%	$105,000 – $105,000
Marshfield Clinic	1	$103,000	+30%	$103,000 – $103,000
L2 Diagnostics, LLC	1	$60,000	−24%	$60,000 – $60,000
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	1	$62,296	−21%	$62,296 – $62,296
University of Illinois	1	$112,500	+42%	$112,500 – $112,500
University of Georgia	1	$95,000	+20%	$95,000 – $95,000
The University of Arizona	1	$85,000	+7%	$85,000 – $85,000
UChicago Argonne LLC	1	$94,486	+19%	$94,486 – $94,486

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	329	$80,340	$78,155 – $87,000
New Haven, CT	308	$75,000	$72,000 – $80,522
Baltimore, MD	17	$115,534	$95,285 – $125,734
West Haven, CT	16	$69,850	$69,700 – $72,290
College Station, TX	13	$75,000	$63,500 – $80,340
Boston, MA	13	$79,161	$77,563 – $89,024
Freeport, TX	11	$125,008	$101,108 – $138,978
Farmington, CT	9	$69,202	$69,160 – $70,554
Midland, MI	9	$128,066	$126,963 – $131,810
Tempe, AZ	8	$75,525	$67,118 – $89,790
Lake Jackson, TX	8	$105,049	$98,398 – $112,362
Orange, CT	5	$89,100	$88,000 – $89,898
Middleton, WI	4	$80,000	$79,042 – $80,025
Gaithersburg, MD	4	$96,505	$93,750 – $98,508
Bloomington, IN	4	$80,000	$79,359 – $80,327
Pikesville, MD	4	$103,657	$101,736 – $106,750
Edinburg, TX	3	$61,044	$61,044 – $62,022
Albuquerque, NM	3	$72,023	$69,354 – $78,925
Palisades, NY	3	$79,181	$77,590 – $82,090
Greenbelt, MD	3	$127,000	$122,000 – $130,361

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	223	$75,000
Level II	104	$88,366
Level III	203	$75,000
Level IV	14	$128,066

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

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	126	$70,000
2024	303	$78,155
2025	270	$80,550
2026	132	$80,420