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Staff Research Associate IV 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

Staff Research Associate IV (SOC 19-1021.00, Biochemists and Biophysicists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 12 filing records. Filed base wages span $75,279 to $82,257 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $82,257. 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

$82,257

H-1B LCA Filings

12LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$82,257
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

Staff Research Associate IV appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 12 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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO and University of California, San Francisco. 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 La Jolla, CA and San Francisco, 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$75,279
P25$79,054
Median$82,257
P75$82,257
Max$82,257

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff Research Associate IV?
The median filed base salary for Staff Research Associate IV H-1B LCA records is $82,257 per year.
How many Staff Research Associate IV H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 12 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff Research Associate IV role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff Research Associate IV?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff Research Associate IV include: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, University of California, San Francisco.

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