Senior Clinical Research Associate H-1B salaries — 91 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $101k
- Median base · FY2025
- $90k–$166k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Ppd Development L P
- Top sponsor · 17 all-time
Senior Clinical Research Associate: 91 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $101k across 3 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $166k. The biggest sponsors are Ppd Development L P, Abbvie, Premier Research International; most filings are in North Miami Beach, FL.
How much does a Senior Clinical Research Associate 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. $101k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Clinical Research Associate sponsorship changed?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | +167% | $96k |
| FY2025 | 3 | −50% | $101k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +50% | $135k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +33% | $86k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −79% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 14 | +27% | $105k |
| FY2020 | 11 | +22% | $110k |
| FY2019 | 9 | −18% | $108k |
| FY2018 | 11 | 0% | $106k |
| FY2017 | 11 | 0% | $91k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $92k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Clinical Research Associates?
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 | Ppd Development L P | 17 | $96k |
| 2 | Abbvie | 10 | $109k |
| 3 | Premier Research International | 8 | $86k |
| 4 | Parexel International | 6 | $115k |
| 5 | Zenith Lifescience | 4 | $166k |
| 6 | Icon Clinical Research | 4 | $98k |
| 7 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 3 | $95k |
| 8 | Randstad Digital | 3 | $135k |
| 9 | Oregon Health Science University | 3 | $86k |
| 10 | Prowess IT Solutions | 2 | $125k |
Where are H-1B Senior Clinical Research Associate jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Miami Beach, FL | 5 | $110k |
| 2 | New York, NY | 5 | $95k |
| 3 | Raleigh, NC | 4 | $114k |
| 4 | Durham, NC | 4 | $75k |
| 5 | Edison, NJ | 4 | $105k |
| 6 | South Plainfield, NJ | 4 | $107k |
| 7 | San Diego, CA | 4 | $96k |
| 8 | Portland, OR | 3 | $86k |
| 9 | South San Francisco, CA | 3 | $125k |
| 10 | Hallandale Beach, FL | 3 | $108k |
Common questions about Senior Clinical Research Associate H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Clinical Research Associate?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Clinical Research Associate is $101k (FY2025), from 3 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $90k and $115k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Clinical Research Associates?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Clinical Research Associate are Ppd Development L P, Abbvie, Premier Research International.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Clinical Research Associate jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Clinical Research Associate roles are North Miami Beach, FL, New York, NY, Raleigh, NC.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Clinical Research Associate 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 →