Associate Specialist
Median salary
$93,150
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$83,600 – $120,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-11.1%
-13.8% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
142 filings
Associate Specialist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$76,371
P25$83,600
Median$93,150
P75$120,000
P90$145,392
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$120,00053 LCAs
Level III$144,56010 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Associate Specialist 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.
Software Developers 35%Biochemists and Biophysicists 23%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 8%Biological Scientists, All Other 6%Data Scientists 4%Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 34.51% | 49 | $114,000 | $120,000 | $140,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 22.54% | 32 | $76,500 | $80,388 | $83,950 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 8.45% | 12 | $98,750 | $106,004 | $110,000 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 5.63% | 8 | $78,300 | $84,300 | $88,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 4.23% | 6 | $124,000 | $137,000 | $150,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 4.23% | 6 | $79,200 | $81,400 | $83,600 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 3.52% | 5 | $100,000 | $105,288 | $120,640 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Associate Specialist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synechron | 49 | $120,000 | only sponsor |
| University Of California San Francisco | 29 | $81,576 | +1.5% |
| Synechron | 12 | $106,004 | only sponsor |
| University Of California San Francisco | 6 | $86,500 | +2.6% |
| Synechron | 5 | $150,000 | +9.5% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Associate Specialist - Technology59 LCAs · median $120,000
- Associate Specialist - Quality Control7 LCAs · median $110,000