Research Associate at Virginia Tech
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Virginia Tech pay a Research Associate on an H-1B?
$64k Virginia Tech has filed 92 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 $64k. Most of those filings fall between $57k and $77k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
92
Median base salary
$64k
Middle 50%
$57k to $77k
Filings and pay by year
Research Associate at Virginia Tech, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 10 | $72k |
| FY2025 | 18 | $76k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $67k |
| FY2023 | 11 | $60k |
| FY2022 | 12 | $67k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $80k |
| FY2020 | 6 | $61k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $53k |
| FY2018 | 5 | $62k |
| FY2017 | 10 | $59k |
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
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg, VA | 75 | $67k |
| Roanoke, VA | 10 | $58k |
| Arlington, VA | 2 | $88k |
| Washington, DC | 2 | $51k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $120k |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $46k |
| Warsaw, VA | 1 | $63k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 23 | $56k |
| Level II | 41 | $67k |
| Level III | 11 | $78k |
| Level IV | 1 | $77k |