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Research Associate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pay a Research Associate on an H-1B?

$60k University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has filed 208 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Research Associate with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $60k. Most of those filings fall between $54k and $68k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
208
Median base salary
$60k
Middle 50%
$54k to $68k

Filings and pay by year

Research Associate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, by fiscal year

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research Associate H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)17$69k
FY202529$64k
FY202423$63k
FY202316$58k
FY202223$60k
FY202117$63k
FY202020$55k
FY201927$52k
FY201826$55k
FY201710$54k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Chapel Hill, NC206$60k
Carrboro, NC1$63k
North Carolina, NC1$71k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I75$58k
Level II104$60k
Level III13$75k
Level IV6$91k

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