Research Associate Senior H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Biochemists and Biophysicists (SOC 19-1021).
Employers filed 57 wage applications for Research Associate Senior jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 6 employers. The median offered wage was $77,854, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Duke University filed the most (47, median $77,854).
- Filings
- 57
- Positions covered
- 57
- Employers
- 6
- Median offered
- $77,854
- Median prevailing wage
- $77,854
- Filings since FY2020
- 353
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +42%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Research Associate Senior jobs rose 42%, from $55,000 in fiscal 2020 to $77,854 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 73 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Research Associate Senior by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 45 | $77,854 | +3.5% | $77,854 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 57 | $75,254 | +12.9% | $75,254 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 73 | $66,628 | +9.2% | $57,325 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 49 | $61,000 | +1.4% | $56,430 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 63 | $60,129 | +2.2% | $55,349 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 31 | $58,821 | +6.9% | $51,334 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 35 | $55,000 | n/a | $49,234 | +6.7% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | 47 | $77,854 | at the minimum | |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 4 | $65,416 | +15.9% | |
| University of Kentucky | 2 | $69,627 | +22.0% | |
| The University of Southern California | 2 | $71,792 | at the minimum | |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | 1 | $56,375 | +30.7% | |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 1 | $60,000 | +8.4% | |
Where Research Associate Senior jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 47 | $77,854 | at the minimum | |
| San Antonio, TX | 4 | $65,416 | +15.9% | |
| Lexington, KY | 2 | $69,627 | +22.0% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $71,792 | at the minimum | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $60,000 | +8.4% | |
| Tyler, TX | 1 | $56,375 | +30.7% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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