Associate Researcher H-1B salaries — 206 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 14
- Filings · FY2025
- $77k
- Median base · FY2025
- $67k–$97k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Top sponsor · 62 all-time
Associate Researcher: 206 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $77k across 14 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $67k and $97k. The biggest sponsors are Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The University of Kansas, Microsoft; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Associate Researcher make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $77k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Associate Researcher sponsorship changed?
19 certified filings in FY2016 → 13 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 13 | −7% | $80k |
| FY2025 | 14 | −7% | $77k |
| FY2024 | 15 | −17% | $55k |
| FY2023 | 18 | −31% | $72k |
| FY2022 | 26 | +37% | $60k |
| FY2021 | 19 | −10% | $64k |
| FY2020 | 21 | −9% | $65k |
| FY2019 | 23 | 0% | $67k |
| FY2018 | 23 | +53% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 15 | −21% | $52k |
| FY2016 | 19 | — | $55k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Associate Researchers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 62 | $59k |
| 2 | The University of Kansas | 56 | $57k |
| 3 | Microsoft | 18 | $140k |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-madison | 10 | $66k |
| 5 | University of California San Francisco | 8 | $102k |
| 6 | University of California Berkeley | 8 | $113k |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-system | 6 | $64k |
| 8 | University of California Santa Cruz | 4 | $104k |
| 9 | Mount Sinai Genomics | 4 | $52k |
| 10 | Nec Laboratories America | 4 | $123k |
Where are H-1B Associate Researcher jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 65 | $59k |
| 2 | Lawrence, KS | 52 | $57k |
| 3 | Madison, WI | 16 | $66k |
| 4 | Redmond, WA | 12 | $137k |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $102k |
| 6 | Berkeley, CA | 8 | $113k |
| 7 | Burlington, MA | 5 | $149k |
| 8 | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $89k |
| 9 | San Jose, CA | 3 | $124k |
| 10 | Washington, DC | 2 | $67k |
Common questions about Associate Researcher H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Associate Researcher?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Associate Researcher is $77k (FY2025), from 14 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $55k and $90k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Associate Researchers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Associate Researcher are Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The University of Kansas, Microsoft.
- Where are most H-1B Associate Researcher jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Associate Researcher roles are New York, NY, Lawrence, KS, Madison, WI.
- Does a certified LCA mean Associate Researcher H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →