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Sr. Research Associate H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 19-1042.00
SOC Category: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

Sr. Research Associate (SOC 19-1042.00, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 18 filing records. Filed base wages span $64,428 to $115,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $97,850. 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

$97,850

H-1B LCA Filings

18LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$115,000
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

Sr. Research Associate appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 18 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 UT Southwestern Medical Center, Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc., and Populus Group LLC. 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 Dallas, TX, Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA, South San Francisco, CA, and Berkeley, CA. 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$64,428
P25$68,810
Median$97,850
P75$97,850
Max$115,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Sr. Research Associate?
The median filed base salary for Sr. Research Associate H-1B LCA records is $97,850 per year.
How many Sr. Research Associate H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 18 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Sr. Research Associate role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Sr. Research Associate?
Top employers filing LCAs for Sr. Research Associate include: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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