Associate Research Scientist, H-1B salary
What 2,743 H-1B filings report for “Associate Research Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Research Scientist?
$71k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Research Scientist, typically $56k to $101k, across 2,743 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Michigan at $119k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Michigan34$119k+$48k
- 2Maryland79$97k+$26k
- 3California29$95k+$24k
- 4Texas163$82k+$11k
- 5Virginia20$77k+$6k
- 6Wisconsin40$76k+$5k
- 7New Mexico31$75k+$4k
- 8Massachusetts90$74k+$3k
- 9Arizona44$71ksame
- 10New York1,184$71ksame
- 11Connecticut898$69k−$2k
- 12New Jersey24$66k−$5k
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 Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Research Scientist roles are Columbia University, Yale University, Dow, New York University, and Northeastern University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Research Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Columbia University972 filings$70k
- 2Yale University867 filings$69k
- 3Dow95 filings$113k
- 4New York University78 filings$73k
- 5Northeastern University76 filings$72k
- 6PPD Development63 filings$76k
- 7NYU Langone Health59 filings$77k
- 8Albert Einstein College of Medicine43 filings$57k
- 9Texas A&M University41 filings$64k
- 10The Jackson Laboratory40 filings$69k
- 11Johns Hopkins University38 filings$93k
- 12Arizona State University36 filings$70k
- 13Simons Foundation31 filings$140k
- 14Texas A&M AgriLife27 filings$62k
- 15NMC21 filings$80k
- 16University of Iowa16 filings$73k
- 17University of Maryland15 filings$100k
- 18University of Maryland, Baltimore County13 filings$110k
- 19University of Wyoming13 filings$60k
- 20Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station12 filings$72k
- 21Texas Transportation Institute8 filings$107k
- 22Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute7 filings$72k
- 23Pearson7 filings$95k
- 24Precision Medicine Group6 filings$76k
- 25Purdue University6 filings$71k
- 26University of Mississippi6 filings$45k
- 27University of Michigan6 filings$95k
- 28Kessler Foundation5 filings$55k
- 29Syneos Health5 filings$55k
- 30Indiana University4 filings$80k
- 31Marshfield Clinic4 filings$100k
- 32Charles River Laboratories4 filings$78k
- 33Educational Testing Service4 filings$97k
- 34Harbor Labs4 filings$92k
- 35Lovelace Biomedical & Environmental Research Insti4 filings$54k
- 36Brandeis University3 filings$70k
- 37Nova Southeastern University3 filings$47k
- 38Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Part of Tamus Engineering Prg.3 filings$92k
- 39University of Texas Rio Grande Valley3 filings$61k
- 40University of Georgia3 filings$72k
- 41Calder Biosciences3 filings$100k
- 42Caris Science3 filings$97k
- 43Future International Education Center3 filings$110k
- 44Morgan State University3 filings$93k
- 45University of Arizona3 filings$70k
- 46Altria2 filings$90k
- 47Amerstem, Inc.2 filings$54k
- 48Afiniti2 filings$120k
- 49DDP Specialty Electronic Materials2 filings$100k
- 50Freenome2 filings$118k
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Related titles in this family
2,845 filings carry “Associate Research Scientist” in the title, across 53 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Research Scientist II8 filings$73k
- 2Visiting Associate Research Scientist8 filings$110k
- 3Associate Research Scientist/Adjunct Instructor5 filings$107k
- 4Associate Research Scientist I5 filings$95k
- 5Associate Research Scientist - NLP5 filings$89k
- 6Research Associate (Research Scientist II) - Astronomer5 filings$108k
- 7Senior Associate Research Scientist4 filings$111k
- 8Tti Associate Research Scientist4 filings$107k
- 9Associate Research Scientist (Chemist)3 filings$77k
- 10Postdoctoral Associate (Research Scientist)3 filings$60k
- 11Senior Lecturer / Associate Research Scientist3 filings$81k
- 12Associate Professor/Associate Research Scientist2 filings$153k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Research Scientist”; 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.