Research Associate II H-1B Salary

380 certified H-1B filings list the job title Research Associate II (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $71,142; the middle half of filings fall between $63,216 and $82,400. The largest sponsor for this title is Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (46 filings).

380
certified filings
$71,142
Median base salary
$63,216
25th pct
$82,400
75th pct
$90,000
90th pct
$57,180
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$57,180$71,142 median$90,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202678$70,750
FY202589$73,894
FY2024112$72,572
FY2023101$66,267

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Cambridge, MA39$80,000
Boston, MA24$82,507
Newark, NJ23$66,706
Somerville, MA19$82,500
Fort Collins, CO14$65,374
Houston, TX14$71,334
San Francisco, CA14$67,610
San Diego, CA13$59,280
New Brunswick, NJ11$68,801
Piscataway, NJ9$64,953
Milwaukee, WI6$61,153
Seattle, WA6$64,850
South San Francisco, CA6$90,212
Worcester, MA6$44,500
Atlanta, GA5$78,000
Knoxville, TN5$64,500
Bethesda, MD4$62,696
Cleveland, OH4$62,000
Columbus, OH4$59,632
Dallas, TX4$59,286

Research Associate II salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey46$67,074
Colorado State University15$65,000
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.11$82,400
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.10$83,000
HD Biosciences, Inc.9$55,000
The Broad Institute, Inc.9$59,000
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute9$73,320
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.6$61,153
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation6$68,500
The J. David Gladstone Institutes6$66,560
Georgia State University5$75,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE5$64,500
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.5$78,786
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School5$44,000
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI5$58,168
ALLEN INSTITUTE4$61,575
Case Western Reserve University4$62,000
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.4$92,894
CZ Biohub SF, LLC4$80,673
Evidera, Inc.4$81,250
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.4$79,000
KBI Biopharma, Inc.4$63,710
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY4$59,286
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE4$63,244
University of South Alabama4$67,008
Adjuvia Therapeutics, Inc.3$68,661
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.3$73,715
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.3$43,888
Institute for Protein Innovation Inc.3$75,130
LONZA HOUSTON INC3$69,993
Metaphore Biotechnologies, Inc.3$82,000
South Dakota State University3$56,712
Tessera Therapeutics3$90,196
The Ohio State University3$59,965
University of Connecticut Health Center3$100,048
University of Houston3$63,705
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE3$106,914
10x Genomics, Inc.2$81,400
Altos Labs Inc.2$90,900
Ampersand Biomedicines, Inc.2$77,500
Apriori Bio, Inc.2$91,500
Auburn University2$65,324
Flagship Labs 85, Inc.2$85,000
Flagship Labs 89, Inc.2$80,000
ImmunityBio, Inc.2$85,497
Metagenomi, Inc.2$89,525
Mississippi State University2$57,000
Natera, Inc.2$57,700
National Institute of Statistical Sciences2$66,248
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.2$79,020

Related job titles

Research Associate $70,000Associate II $82,638Postdoctoral Research Associate $63,000Associate Research Scientist $78,155Senior Research Associate $85,938Research Scientist II $118,200Research Associate Senior $70,000Research Associate I $65,458Research Associate III $70,000Associate Research Scholar $76,096

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer