Research Associate · New York, NY
Research Associate in New York, NY H-1B salaries
Employers filed 379 certified H-1B applications for Research Associate roles in New York, NY between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $80,000, 13% above the median for this job across the US.
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- Median salary offered
- $80,000
- Middle half earn
- $72,000 to $91,000
- Top 10% earn over
- $127,346
- Certified filings
- 379
Pay by employer
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 94 | $77,522 | −3% |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 73 | $80,000 | 0% |
| The Rockefeller University | 48 | $78,893 | −1% |
| Research Foundation of CUNY | 31 | $68,604 | −14% |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 26 | $63,282 | −21% |
| Bernstein Institutional Services LLC | 24 | $116,624 | +46% |
| Jefferies LLC | 9 | $130,000 | +62% |
| Northwell Health | 5 | $61,298 | −23% |
| National Economic Research Associates, Inc. | 4 | $91,000 | +14% |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP | 4 | $162,500 | +103% |
| Leerink Partners LLC | 3 | $150,000 | +88% |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 3 | $70,000 | −12% |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 3 | $137,500 | +72% |
| True North Insights, Inc. | 3 | $70,000 | −12% |
| Capvision Pro Corporation | 2 | $72,000 | −10% |
| Cornerstone Research, Inc. | 2 | $156,500 | +96% |
| Brigade Capital Management, LP | 2 | $175,000 | +119% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | 2 | $155,000 | +94% |
| Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | 2 | $102,440 | +28% |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 2 | $194,000 | +142% |
| Baron Capital, Inc. | 2 | $150,000 | +88% |
| OverT Bio, Inc. | 2 | $88,027 | +10% |
| Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc | 2 | $82,500 | +3% |
| Woodline Partners LP | 2 | $155,000 | +94% |
| Epi One, Inc. | 1 | $50,294 | −37% |
| Hungrypanda US Inc. | 1 | $49,338 | −38% |
| The Graduate School & Univ Ctr of the City University of NY | 1 | $88,327 | +10% |
| Food Industry Sustainability Research Company Inc. | 1 | $95,992 | +20% |
| Cornell University | 1 | $124,610 | +56% |
| The Brattle Group | 1 | $145,860 | +82% |
By experience level
| Level I | 139 | $75,000 | $65,750 |
| Level II | 197 | $80,000 | $74,720 |
| Level III | 32 | $85,326 | $83,690 |
| Level IV | 10 | $103,045 | $92,670 |
Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for New York, NY.
By year
| 2023 | 49 | $70,000 |
| 2024 | 140 | $78,393 |
| 2025 | 114 | $80,000 |
| 2026 | 76 | $86,036 |
Latest filings
| Received | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Baron Capital, Inc. | $200,000 | II |
| 2026-06-16 | Weill Cornell Medical College | $86,137 | II |
| 2026-06-10 | Bloomberg L.P. | $92,082 | I |
| 2026-06-03 | Jefferies LLC | $130,000 | I |
| 2026-06-03 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $85,000 | I |
| 2026-06-01 | True North Insights, Inc. | $70,000 | I |
| 2026-06-01 | True North Insights, Inc. | $70,000 | I |
| 2026-06-01 | True North Insights, Inc. | $70,000 | I |
| 2026-05-28 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $80,000 | I |
| 2026-05-28 | Bridgewater Associates, LP | $194,000 | II |
| 2026-05-28 | Weill Cornell Medical College | $79,129 | II |
| 2026-05-19 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $85,088 | I |
| 2026-05-18 | Jefferies LLC | $135,000 | I |
| 2026-05-15 | Weill Cornell Medical College | $85,936 | II |
| 2026-05-14 | OverT Bio, Inc. | $96,054 | I |
| 2026-05-13 | Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | $104,000 | III |
| 2026-05-13 | The Rockefeller University | $83,280 | II |
| 2026-05-12 | Jefferies LLC | $130,000 | II |
| 2026-05-04 | Stifel Financial Corp | $150,000 | II |
| 2026-05-04 | Bridgewater Associates, LP | $194,000 | III |
| 2026-04-27 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $78,676 | I |
| 2026-04-22 | Northwell Health | $72,100 | I |
| 2026-04-22 | NYU Grossman School of Medicine | $65,749 | I |
| 2026-04-22 | Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | $100,880 | III |
| 2026-04-21 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $72,000 | I |
The 25 most recent of 379. Every filing is on the New York, NY and Research Associate pages.