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Associate In Research

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Associate In Research insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings110All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$58,40388 eligible salary records
Employer names13Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$50,201–$71,500Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
05101419FY 2016: 8 filings16FY 2017: 9 filings17FY 2018: 14 filings18FY 2019: 16 filings19FY 2020: 5 filings20FY 2021: 17 filings21FY 2022: 9 filings22FY 2023: 8 filings23FY 2024: 9 filings24FY 2025: 10 filings25FY 2026: 5 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*5 filings$59,253 median · n=4

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 88 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Associate In Research105
$57,550 median · n=84 eligible
Associate In Research / Science Operations Specialist4
$90,000 median · n=3 eligible
Associate In Research - 14201
$67,500 median · n=1 eligible

Top 3 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Durham, NC72
$54,918 median · n=60 eligible
Durham, NORTH CAROLINA9
$60,375 median · n=8 eligible
Tallahassee, FL8
$95,000 median · n=5 eligible
Prosser, WA3
$52,707 median · n=2 eligible
Makawao, HI2
$90,612 median · n=2 eligible
Pullman, WA2
$68,000 median · n=1 eligible
Richland, WA2
$69,094 median · n=2 eligible
Wenatchee, WA2
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
83.6%Certified LCAs
Certified92 83.6%
Certified - Withdrawn15 13.6%
Withdrawn2 1.8%
Denied1 0.9%

Denominator: all 110 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Duke University49
$60,375 median · n=42 eligible
Duke University And Medical Center30
$50,218 median · n=24 eligible
Washington State University12
$58,176 median · n=7 eligible
The Florida State University8
$95,000 median · n=5 eligible
Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy4
$90,000 median · n=3 eligible
Duke University And Health System4
$51,147 median · n=4 eligible
Duke University, Duke Visa Services1
$55,000 median · n=1 eligible
Duke University-Medical Center1
$73,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$58,403Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$45,795
25th percentile$50,201
Median (50th)$58,403
75th percentile$71,500
90th percentile$90,283

n=88 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

110 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$59,850 /yr

I-200-26166-015283
Reported wage: $59,850 / year
Annualized: $59,850
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC06/15/202609/01/2026
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$59,044 /yr

I-200-24326-490356
Reported wage: $59,044 / year
Annualized: $59,044
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-20
Employment end: 2028-01-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC11/21/202402/01/2025
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$52,790 /yr

I-200-26069-692714
Reported wage: $52,790 / year
Annualized: $52,790
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-17
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC03/10/202607/01/2026
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$58,656 /yr

I-200-26048-644612
Reported wage: $58,656 / year
Annualized: $58,656
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-24
Employment end: 2027-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Beaufort, NC02/17/202605/01/2026
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$121,688 /yr

I-200-25321-412703
Reported wage: $121,688 / year
Annualized: $121,688
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-24
Employment end: 2027-01-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC11/17/202501/13/2026
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$47,112 /yr

I-200-25241-277192
Reported wage: $47,112 / year
Annualized: $47,112
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-08
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC08/29/202510/01/2025
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$20.6 per hour

I-200-25238-268723
Reported wage: $20.6 / hour
Annualized: $42,848
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-03
Employment end: 2026-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC08/26/202511/01/2025
Washington State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$66,625 /yr

I-200-22294-544800
Reported wage: $66,625 / year
Annualized: $66,625
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-22
Employment end: 2026-02-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Spokane, WA10/21/202202/26/2023
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$69,500 /yr

I-200-25168-100614
Reported wage: $69,500 / year
Annualized: $69,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-25
Employment end: 2026-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC06/17/202509/01/2025
Washington State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$52,000 /yr

I-200-24198-200217
Reported wage: $52,000 / year
Annualized: $52,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-23
Employment end: 2027-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pullman, WA07/16/202411/01/2024
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$26.44 per hour

I-200-25148-023406
Reported wage: $26.44 / hour
Annualized: $54,995
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-04
Employment end: 2026-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC05/28/202511/01/2025
Washington State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$78,187 /yr

I-200-25107-877341
Reported wage: $78,187 / year
Annualized: $78,187
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-24
Employment end: 2026-05-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Richland, WA04/17/202506/01/2025
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$59,044 /yr

I-200-24326-490372
Reported wage: $59,044 / year
Annualized: $59,044
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-29
Employment end: 2028-03-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC11/21/202403/11/2025
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$26.44 per hour

I-200-24283-394797
Reported wage: $26.44 / hour
Annualized: $54,995
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-17
Employment end: 2025-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC10/09/202411/01/2024
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$118,144 /yr

I-200-24270-368117
Reported wage: $118,144 / year
Annualized: $118,144
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-03
Employment end: 2026-01-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC09/26/202401/13/2025
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$20 per hour

I-200-24239-292788
Reported wage: $20 / hour
Annualized: $41,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-03
Employment end: 2025-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC08/26/202411/01/2024
The Florida State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$83,346 /yr

I-200-21173-417621
Reported wage: $83,346 / year
Annualized: $83,346
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-15
Employment end: 2024-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tallahassee, FL06/22/202112/01/2021
The Florida State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$78,000 /yr

I-200-21218-507236
Reported wage: $78,000 / year
Annualized: $78,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-15
Employment end: 2024-09-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tallahassee, FL08/06/202109/03/2021
Washington State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$68,000 /yr

I-200-24142-020230
Reported wage: $68,000 / year
Annualized: $68,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-29
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pullman, WA05/21/202407/01/2024
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research - 1420

Filing details

$67,500 /yr

I-200-24074-798998
Reported wage: $67,500 / year
Annualized: $67,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-21
Employment end: 2025-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC03/14/202409/01/2024
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate In Research (Science Operations Specialist)

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24068-782313
Reported wage: $90,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-15
Employment end: 2027-05-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Makawao, HI03/08/202405/12/2024
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$118,144 /yr

I-200-24024-663316
Reported wage: $118,144 / year
Annualized: $118,144
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-01-31
Employment end: 2025-02-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC01/24/202402/14/2024
Washington State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$55,413.74 /yr

I-200-23334-534315
Reported wage: $55,413.74 / year
Annualized: $55,414
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-12-07
Employment end: 2027-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Prosser, WA11/30/202304/01/2024
Duke UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$48,729.36 /yr

I-200-23271-389666
Reported wage: $48,729.36 / year
Annualized: $48,729
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-10-05
Employment end: 2026-10-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC09/28/202310/09/2023
Washington State UniversityAssociate In Research

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-23199-197273
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-07-25
Employment end: 2024-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Richland, WA07/18/202308/26/2023

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.