Role Filing Pattern
Research Associate Scientist appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 17 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Research Associate Scientist H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 19-1021.00
SOC Category: Biochemists and Biophysicists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Research Associate Scientist (SOC 19-1021.00, Biochemists and Biophysicists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 17 filing records. Filed base wages span $57,720 to $74,714 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $74,672. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$74,672
H-1B LCA Filings
17LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$74,714
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and West Virginia University. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Philadelphia, PA and Morgantown, WV. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
Salary Caveat
The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$57,720
P25$61,318
Median$74,672
P75$74,672
Max$74,714
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- 16
- West Virginia University$70,0001
Filed Wage by City
- Philadelphia, PA$74,71415
- Morgantown, WV$70,0001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Research Associate Scientist?
The median filed base salary for Research Associate Scientist H-1B LCA records is $74,672 per year.
How many Research Associate Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 17 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Research Associate Scientist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Research Associate Scientist?
Top employers filing LCAs for Research Associate Scientist include: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, West Virginia University.
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