Associate Researcher, H-1B salary
What 233 H-1B filings report for “Associate Researcher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Researcher?
$65k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Researcher, typically $50k to $128k, across 233 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $109k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California42$109k+$44k
- 2Wisconsin21$73k+$8k
- 3New York64$60k−$5k
- 4Kansas67$57k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $65kfor 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 Researcher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Researcher roles are University of Kansas, Mount Sinai Health System, Microsoft, and University of Wisconsin-Madison, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Researcher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Kansas72 filings$57k
- 2Mount Sinai Health System58 filings$60k
- 3Microsoft18 filings$140k
- 4University of Wisconsin-Madison12 filings$69k
- 5University of California, Berkeley10 filings$114k
- 6University of Wisconsin System10 filings$72k
- 7University of California, San Francisco9 filings$109k
- 8University of California, Santa Cruz5 filings$104k
- 9University of Hawaii5 filings$152k
- 10Mount Sinai Genomics4 filings$59k
- 11NEC Laboratories America4 filings$123k
- 12University of California, Irvine3 filings$95k
- 13Ant Technologies2 filings$183k
- 14BF Innovation2 filings$65k
- 15Bashan Institute of Science2 filings$61k
- 16Igenex, Inc.2 filings$64k
- 17Tufts University2 filings$64k
- 18University of California, Davis2 filings$129k
- 19International Council on Clean Transportation2 filings$77k
- 20AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety1 filings$82k
- 21Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Cord Blood Foundation1 filings$73k
- 22Chapin Hall Center for Children1 filings$72k
- 23Electronic Arts1 filings$91k
- 24In-Vivo Science International, Inc.1 filings$44k
- 25Nomura1 filings$135k
- 26University of California, Riverside1 filings$61k
- 27BCG1 filings$49k
- 28University of California, Los Angeles1 filings$98k
Related titles in this family
379 filings carry “Associate Researcher” in the title, across 29 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Researcher II41 filings$64k
- 2Senior Associate Researcher38 filings$73k
- 3Associate Researcher I25 filings$61k
- 4Associate Researcher Senior8 filings$94k
- 5Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Associate Researcher3 filings$81k
- 6Associate Researcher - Financial Institutions Practice Area2 filings$45k
- 7Electric Vehicle Associate Researcher2 filings$73k
- 8Fuels Indonesia Associate Researcher2 filings$73k
- 9Heavy Duty Vehicle, Associate Researcher2 filings$89k
- 10Passenger Vehicle Associate Researcher2 filings$73k
- 11Senior Associate Researcher - Microinjectionist2 filings$88k
- 12Staff Therapist and Associate Researcher2 filings$64k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Researcher”; 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.