Associate Research Scholar, H-1B salary
What 358 H-1B filings report for “Associate Research Scholar” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Research Scholar?
$71k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Research Scholar, typically $57k to $87k, across 358 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $84k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York33$84k+$13k
- 2New Jersey309$69k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $71kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Associate Research Scholar?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Research Scholar roles are Princeton University, Columbia University, and Yale University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Research Scholar filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Princeton University314 filings$69k
- 2Columbia University32 filings$85k
- 3Yale University9 filings$65k
- 4New York University1 filings$75k
- 5The BibleProject1 filings$73k
- 6University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center1 filings$60k
Related titles in this family
365 filings carry “Associate Research Scholar” in the title, across 6 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Lecturer/Associate Research Scholar3 filings$97k
- 2Associate Research Scholar-Assistant Professor1 filings$110k
- 3Associate Research Scholar & Lecturer1 filings$90k
- 4Senior Lector I & Associate Research Scholar1 filings$85k
- 5Visiting Associate Research Scholar1 filings$94k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Research Scholar”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.