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Life Science Research Associate

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Life Science Research Associate insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings50All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$66,00025 eligible salary records
Employer names8Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$60,000–$83,325Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0481216FY 2016: 14 filings16FY 2017: 11 filings17FY 2018: 7 filings18FY 2019: 6 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2022: 8 filings22FY 2025: 3 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20253 filings$100,568 median · n=3

*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 · 25 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
Basic Life Science Research Associate27
$64,000 median · n=7 eligible
Life Science Research Associate11
$62,941 median · n=7 eligible
Life Science Research Associate Ii4
$80,163 median · n=4 eligible
Life Science Research Associate Iii4
$101,390 median · n=4 eligible
Life Science Research Associate I3
$54,300 median · n=3 eligible
Basic Llife Science Research Associate1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 6 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
Stanford, CA23
$64,500 median · n=6 eligible
Palo Alto, CA18
$70,000 median · n=13 eligible
Cambridge, MA3
$50,000 median · n=1 eligible
Sunnyvale, CA2
$101,390 median · n=2 eligible
Milpitas, CA1
$95,347 median · n=1 eligible
Pacific Grove, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible
Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA1
$60,000 median · n=1 eligible
Pleasanton, CA1
$62,941 median · n=1 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
52.0%Certified LCAs
Certified26 52.0%
Certified - Withdrawn21 42.0%
Withdrawn3 6.0%

Denominator: all 50 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. University28
$64,000 median · n=7 eligible
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For Research17
$77,000 median · n=15 eligible
China-Us Boston Innovation Center (Cubic)2
— median · n=0 eligible
Cubic Inc1
$50,000 median · n=1 eligible
Paradigm Infotech Inc1
$62,941 median · n=1 eligible
Igenex, Inc.1
$95,347 median · n=1 eligible

Top 6 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
$66,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$55,380
25th percentile$60,000
Median (50th)$66,000
75th percentile$83,325
90th percentile$100,568

n=25 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

50 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
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Iii

Filing details

$100,568 /yr

I-200-25014-616022
Reported wage: $100,568–$148,929.3 / year
Annualized: $100,568
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-21
Employment end: 2028-03-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA01/13/202503/16/2025
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Iii

Filing details

$100,568 /yr

I-200-25014-616026
Reported wage: $100,568–$148,929.3 / year
Annualized: $100,568
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-21
Employment end: 2028-03-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA01/13/202503/16/2025
Igenex, Inc.Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$95,347 /yr

I-200-25011-612024
Reported wage: $95,347–$96,000 / year
Annualized: $95,347
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-17
Employment end: 2027-02-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Milpitas, CA01/11/202502/10/2025
Paradigm Infotech IncLife Science Research Associate

Filing details

$62,941 /yr

I-200-22172-300793
Reported wage: $62,941 / year
Annualized: $62,941
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-28
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Pleasanton, CA06/21/202210/01/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Ii

Filing details

$83,325 /yr

I-200-22138-186847
Reported wage: $83,325 / year
Annualized: $83,325
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-25
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA05/18/202210/01/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Ii

Filing details

$83,325 /yr

I-200-22138-186853
Reported wage: $83,325 / year
Annualized: $83,325
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-25
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA05/18/202210/01/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Ii

Filing details

$77,000 /yr

I-200-22125-139417
Reported wage: $77,000 / year
Annualized: $77,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-12
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA05/05/202210/01/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Ii

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-22125-139444
Reported wage: $70,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-12
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA05/05/202210/01/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Iii

Filing details

$102,211.2 /yr

I-200-21291-650343
Reported wage: $102,211.2 / year
Annualized: $102,211
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-25
Employment end: 2025-03-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA10/18/202103/16/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate Iii

Filing details

$102,211.2 /yr

I-200-21291-650752
Reported wage: $102,211.2 / year
Annualized: $102,211
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-25
Employment end: 2025-03-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA10/18/202103/16/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate I

Filing details

$64,581 /yr

I-200-21274-620957
Reported wage: $64,581 / year
Annualized: $64,581
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-08
Employment end: 2025-03-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA10/01/202103/13/2022
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate

Filing details

$33.65 per hour

I-200-19312-135438
Reported wage: $33.65 / hour
Annualized: $69,992
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-11-18
Employment end: 2022-11-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA11/08/201911/18/2019
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-16252-307543
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-09-10
Employment end: 2019-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA09/08/201610/01/2016
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-17206-302524
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-05
Employment end: 2021-01-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA07/25/201701/16/2018
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$65,520 /yr

I-200-17262-841853
Reported wage: $65,520 / year
Annualized: $65,520
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-01-07
Employment end: 2020-11-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA09/19/201712/01/2017
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-18324-635384
Reported wage: $60,000–$60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-11-27
Employment end: 2021-12-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA11/20/201812/29/2018
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-18306-760464
Reported wage: $90,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-11-08
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA11/02/2018—
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate

Filing details

$900,000 /yr

I-200-18299-470647
Reported wage: $900,000 / year
Annualized: $900,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-11-01
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA11/01/2018—
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-16062-177264
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-09-19
Employment end: 2019-03-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA03/02/201603/15/2016
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For ResearchLife Science Research Associate

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-18221-397185
Reported wage: $70,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-08-17
Employment end: 2021-07-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA08/13/201808/27/2018
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-16225-591229
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-07-27
Employment end: 2019-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA08/12/201610/01/2016
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$62,000 /yr

I-200-16015-199224
Reported wage: $62,000 / year
Annualized: $62,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-05
Employment end: 2019-01-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA01/15/201602/01/2016
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$75,000 /yr

I-200-15142-013369
Reported wage: $75,000 / year
Annualized: $75,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-08
Employment end: 2018-06-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA05/22/201506/16/2015
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-14316-919957
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2017-12-11
Employment end: 2017-12-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Stanford, CA11/12/201401/01/2015
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Jr. UniversityBasic Life Science Research Associate

Filing details

$66,581 /yr

I-200-16041-858083
Reported wage: $66,581 / year
Annualized: $66,581
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2017-11-13
Employment end: 2019-03-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Pacific Grove, CA02/10/201603/09/2016

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.