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Senior Research Associate I

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Senior Research Associate I insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings185All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$85,000153 eligible salary records
Employer names67Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$73,080–$99,100Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
010213141FY 2016: 8 filings16FY 2017: 7 filings17FY 2018: 8 filings18FY 2019: 17 filings19FY 2020: 15 filings20FY 2021: 17 filings21FY 2022: 15 filings22FY 2023: 33 filings23FY 2024: 21 filings24FY 2025: 37 filings25FY 2026: 7 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*7 filings$99,550 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
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 153 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
Senior Research Associate I52
$82,900 median · n=43 eligible
Senior Research Associate Ii24
$88,500 median · n=20 eligible
Senior Research Associate In Engineering11
$71,500 median · n=8 eligible
Senior Research Associate I, Biology8
$91,840 median · n=8 eligible
Senior Research Associate I, Process Development5
$84,282 median · n=5 eligible
Senior Research Associate In Neuroscience5
$76,500 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Research Associate I, Analytical Operations4
$97,561 median · n=4 eligible
Senior Research Associate In Physics4
$73,663 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 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
Providence, RI33
$73,900 median · n=20 eligible
Cambridge, MA32
$86,500 median · n=28 eligible
South San Francisco, CA23
$100,000 median · n=23 eligible
Foster City, CA20
$96,121 median · n=19 eligible
Miami, FL5
$49,397 median · n=4 eligible
Oceanside, CA5
$66,976 median · n=5 eligible
Redwood City, CA5
$86,000 median · n=3 eligible
Boston, MA4
$81,016 median · n=3 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
84.3%Certified LCAs
Certified156 84.3%
Certified - Withdrawn25 13.5%
Withdrawn3 1.6%
Denied1 0.5%

Denominator: all 185 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Brown University37
$72,800 median · n=23 eligible
Gilead Sciences, Inc.28
$84,760 median · n=27 eligible
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.13
$78,520 median · n=11 eligible
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.7
$90,000 median · n=7 eligible
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.7
$99,754 median · n=6 eligible
University Of Miami6
$55,087 median · n=6 eligible
Kite Pharma Inc.5
$84,989 median · n=5 eligible
Genomatica, Inc.4
$87,000 median · n=3 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
$85,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$65,000
25th percentile$73,080
Median (50th)$85,000
75th percentile$99,100
90th percentile$110,000

n=153 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

185 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
Addition Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate Ii

Filing details

$99,100 /yr

I-200-26118-842821
Reported wage: $99,100–$123,800 / year
Annualized: $99,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-05
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA04/28/202610/01/2026
Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate I

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-26106-802631
Reported wage: $100,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-23
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA04/16/202610/01/2026
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.Senior Research Associate I, Process Development

Filing details

$105,526.1 /yr

I-200-26096-758797
Reported wage: $105,526.1 / year
Annualized: $105,526
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-13
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/06/202610/01/2026
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Physics

Filing details

$86,500 /yr

I-200-23193-182953
Reported wage: $86,500 / year
Annualized: $86,500
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-30
Employment end: 2026-10-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Batavia, IL07/12/202310/15/2023
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In The Annenberg Institute

Filing details

$82,000 /yr

I-200-25066-756951
Reported wage: $82,000 / year
Annualized: $82,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-30
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI03/07/202507/01/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Neuroscience

Filing details

$72,000 /yr

I-200-24319-475194
Reported wage: $72,000 / year
Annualized: $72,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-12
Employment end: 2027-02-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI11/14/202403/01/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Filing details

$77,250 /yr

I-200-25323-421399
Reported wage: $77,250 / year
Annualized: $77,250
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-26
Employment end: 2029-01-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI11/19/202502/01/2026
Recode Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate I

Filing details

$76,000 /yr

I-200-22144-207709
Reported wage: $76,000 / year
Annualized: $76,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-04
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Dallas, TX05/24/202210/01/2022
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Senior Research Associate I, Drug Metabolism

Filing details

$90,480 /yr

I-200-23093-900218
Reported wage: $90,480–$127,200 / year
Annualized: $90,480
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-28
Employment end: 2026-08-06
Worker positions: 10

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

Foster City, CA04/03/202308/07/2023
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Evidence Synthesis In Health

Filing details

$95,945 /yr

I-200-25224-237508
Reported wage: $95,945 / year
Annualized: $95,945
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-19
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI08/12/202510/01/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Mcb

Filing details

$68,000 /yr

I-200-23146-057295
Reported wage: $68,000 / year
Annualized: $68,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-14
Employment end: 2026-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI05/26/202307/01/2023
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate Ii, Payload Engineering

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-25041-679348
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-01
Employment end: 2028-03-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Lexington, MA02/10/202503/10/2025
Maze Therapeutics Inc.Senior Research Associate Ii, In Vitro Pharmacology

Filing details

$112,549 /yr

I-200-25202-188854
Reported wage: $112,549–$137,000 / year
Annualized: $112,549
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-28
Employment end: 2028-12-21
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA07/21/202512/22/2025
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate Ii, Lnp Development

Filing details

$104,500 /yr

I-200-25156-057294
Reported wage: $104,500–$110,000 / year
Annualized: $104,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-12
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/05/202510/01/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Engineering

Filing details

$75,000 /yr

I-200-25139-990351
Reported wage: $75,000 / year
Annualized: $75,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-27
Employment end: 2027-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI05/19/202508/01/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Physics

Filing details

$72,800 /yr

I-200-25114-902222
Reported wage: $72,800 / year
Annualized: $72,800
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-22
Employment end: 2026-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI04/24/202506/01/2025
Brown UniversitySenior Research Associate In Physics

Filing details

$72,800 /yr

I-200-25135-979448
Reported wage: $72,800 / year
Annualized: $72,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-22
Employment end: 2027-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Providence, RI05/15/202506/01/2025
Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate I

Filing details

$99,008 per bi-weekly

I-200-25119-916796
Reported wage: $99,008–$127,700 / bi-weekly
Annualized: $2,574,208
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-06
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA04/29/202510/01/2025
Arsenal Biosciences, Inc.Senior Research Associate Iii

Filing details

$61,443 /yr

I-200-25113-894955
Reported wage: $61,443 / year
Annualized: $61,443
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-30
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA04/23/202510/01/2025
Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate I

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-25101-856243
Reported wage: $100,000–$110,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-18
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA04/11/202510/01/2025
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate I

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-25099-846078
Reported wage: $90,000–$110,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-16
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA04/09/202510/01/2025
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.Senior Research Associate I

Filing details

$89,000 /yr

I-200-25096-835454
Reported wage: $89,000 / year
Annualized: $89,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-11
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Somerville, MA04/06/202510/01/2025
NorcSenior Research Associate I

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-25085-804206
Reported wage: $70,000–$85,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-02
Employment end: 2028-05-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Chicago, IL03/26/202505/06/2025
NorcSenior Research Associate Ii

Filing details

$40 per hour

I-200-25064-746876
Reported wage: $40–$50 / hour
Annualized: $83,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-12
Employment end: 2028-03-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Chicago, IL03/05/202503/12/2025
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate Ii, Analytical Development

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-25050-708117
Reported wage: $105,000–$125,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-26
Employment end: 2028-03-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA02/19/202503/17/2025

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.