Research Associate Physicist, H-1B salary
What 21 H-1B filings report for “Research Associate Physicist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Associate Physicist?
$90k median H-1B base salary for a Research Associate Physicist, typically $73k to $93k, across 21 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Colorado21$90ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor 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 Colorado21 filings$90k
Related titles in this family
35 filings carry “Research Associate Physicist” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Research Associate (Physicist)5 filings$84k
- 2Post Doctorate Research Associate (Physicist)4 filings$94k
- 3Research Associate (Physicists)2 filings$104k
- 4Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Physicist)2 filings$73k
- 5Senior Research Associate (Physicists)1 filings$120k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Associate Physicist”; 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.