Research Associate Environmental Scientist, H-1B salary
What 30 H-1B filings report for “Research Associate Environmental Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Associate Environmental Scientist?
$75k median H-1B base salary for a Research Associate Environmental Scientist, typically $71k to $83k, across 30 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2020 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Colorado28$75ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $75kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Colorado29 filings$75k
- 2Research Foundation of CUNY1 filings$81k
Related titles in this family
33 filings carry “Research Associate Environmental Scientist” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Post Doctorate Research Associate (Environmental Scientist)2 filings$89k
- 2Research Associate, Environmental Scientists1 filings$80k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Associate Environmental 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.