Research Affiliates — 15 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $126k
- Median base · FY2025
- Researcher
- Top role · 5 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 15 all-time
Research Affiliates filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $126k and the middle 50% of offers between $126k and $126k. That is 7% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 15 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Researcher in California.
How much does Research Affiliates pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $126k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Research Affiliates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $126k |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $150k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −33% | $145k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +50% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −50% | $105k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Research Affiliates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 82% of Research Affiliates's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 11 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II18.2%2
- Level III36.4%4
- Level IV45.5%5
What jobs does Research Affiliates sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | $105k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $125k |
| Senior Associate, Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $145k |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $135k |
| Vice President, Active Equities Research | 1 | $365k |
| Vice President, IT | 1 | $150k |
| Researcher, Equtiies | 1 | $120k |
| Senior Business Analyst | 1 | $120k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Lead Developer | 1 | $125k |
Where does Research Affiliates hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 15 | $125k |
What has Research Affiliates filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Research Affiliates: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Researcher | $126,000 |
| 2024 | Researcher, Equtiies | $120,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $130,000 |
| 2020 | Vice President, IT | $150,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Associate, Senior Software Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2019 | Vice President, Active Equities Research | $365,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Software Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Associate, Senior Software Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Business Analyst | $120,000 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2017 | Researcher | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Researcher | $85,000 |
| 2016 | Researcher | $125,000 |
| 2016 | Researcher | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Software Engineer, Lead Developer | $125,000 |
Common questions about Research Affiliates's H-1B filings
- How much does Research Affiliates pay H-1B workers?
- Research Affiliates's median certified H-1B base salary is $126k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Research Affiliates sponsor?
- Research Affiliates has 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Research Affiliates sponsor for H-1B?
- Research Affiliates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Researcher, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Associate, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer.
- Where does Research Affiliates hire H-1B workers?
- Research Affiliates's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →