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Research Associate Senior 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 Senior (SOC 19-1021.00, Biochemists and Biophysicists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 24 filing records. Filed base wages span $50,149 to $77,854 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $75,254. 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

$75,254

H-1B LCA Filings

24LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$77,854
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.

Role Filing Pattern

Research Associate Senior appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 24 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Duke University, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, The University of Southern California, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. 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 Durham, NC, San Antonio, TX, Lexington, KY, Los Angeles, CA, and Tyler, TX. 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$50,149
P25$66,405
Median$75,254
P75$75,254
Max$77,854

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Research Associate Senior?
The median filed base salary for Research Associate Senior H-1B LCA records is $75,254 per year.
How many Research Associate Senior H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 24 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Research Associate Senior role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Research Associate Senior?
Top employers filing LCAs for Research Associate Senior include: Duke University, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

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