Associate Research Scientist
Median salary
$81,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$75,074 – $90,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.53%
-0.58% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
265 filings
Associate Research Scientist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$75,000
P25$75,074
Median$81,000
P75$90,000
P90$107,718
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$75,00080 LCAs
Level II$89,96441 LCAs
Level III$78,49151 LCAs
Level IV$130,7916 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Associate Research Scientist pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 38%Biological Scientists, All Other 20%Biochemists and Biophysicists 10%Materials Scientists 5%Physicists 3%Chemists 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 38.49% | 102 | $76,500 | $80,000 | $85,678 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 20% | 53 | $75,000 | $80,000 | $86,932 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 9.81% | 26 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $79,327 |
| Materials Scientists 19-2032 | 4.53% | 12 | $89,437 | $94,800 | $101,254 |
| Physicists 19-2012 | 3.4% | 9 | $79,237 | $80,500 | $84,140 |
| Chemists 19-2031 | 3.4% | 9 | $79,161 | $82,404 | $110,864 |
| Microbiologists 19-1022 | 3.02% | 8 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $76,746 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 2.64% | 7 | $103,370 | $104,000 | $125,000 |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | 2.26% | 6 | $98,532 | $101,448 | $110,142 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Associate Research Scientist
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | 52 | $81,689 | +2.1% |
| Yale University | 34 | $75,000 | -6.2% |
| Yale University | 21 | $75,000 | -6.2% |
| Columbia University | 19 | $81,689 | +2.1% |
| Yale University | 17 | $75,000 | +0% |
| Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine | 8 | $76,926 | -3.8% |
| Yale University | 7 | $75,000 | +0% |
| The Dow Chemical | 5 | $106,995 | +12.9% |
| Columbia University | 5 | $80,500 | +0% |
| Columbia University | 5 | $79,327 | +5.8% |