Research Associate H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 8,770 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Research Associate positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $69,176 (median $65,550), with reported wages ranging from $26,811 to $1,094,448 across 957 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Research Associate: HARVARD UNIVERSITY; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; MAYO CLINIC; TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Most filings in: NY, TX, CA.