Research Associate Physics, H-1B salary
What 166 H-1B filings report for “Research Associate Physics” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Associate Physics?
$70k median H-1B base salary for a Research Associate Physics, typically $65k to $84k, across 166 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York165$70ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $70kfor 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
- 1Brookhaven National Laboratory165 filings$70k
- 2Colorado School of Mines1 filings$58k
Related titles in this family
185 filings carry “Research Associate Physics” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Post Doctorate Research Associate (Physics)12 filings$84k
- 2Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics)2 filings$74k
- 3Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics Department)2 filings$51k
- 4Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics and Astronomy Dept)1 filings$51k
- 5Research Associate, Physics & Space Sciences1 filings$47k
- 6Senior Research Associate - Physics1 filings$72k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Associate Physics”; 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.