Senior Research Associate visa sponsorship salary

Across 284 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Senior Research Associate is $87,589. The middle half of filings fall between $71,000 and $105,140, and the top decile begins at $130,000. Classified under SOC 19-3032.00 (Industrial-Organizational Psychologists).

Median

$87,589

25th pct

$71,000

75th pct

$105,140

90th pct

$130,000

Filings

284

$45,864$156,350

Who pays what for Senior Research Associate

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
UT Southwestern Medical Center	25	$60,000	$64,042	$67,000
Case Western Reserve University	16	$71,000	$71,636	$73,350
Bernstein Institutional Services LLC	15	$167,500	$175,000	$180,000
Oregon Health & Science University	10	$76,563	$89,100	$92,711
Purdue University	7	$73,538	$88,504	$89,871
University of Georgia; OGE	7	$60,521	$68,000	$74,880
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	7	$61,754	$64,700	$67,055
M Science LLC	6	$102,500	$110,000	$121,250
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.	6	$95,000	$97,000	$99,027
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	5	$68,890	$80,000	$130,000
HMH Hospitals Corporation	5	$76,000	$77,128	$79,885
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	5	$68,810	$72,000	$72,789
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.	4	$106,699	$107,675	$110,235
The University of Southern California	4	$86,731	$87,984	$88,676
The University of Kansas Medical Center	4	$70,052	$77,000	$82,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri	4	$65,130	$76,194	$84,261
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	4	$57,953	$71,448	$84,438
winded.vertigo LLC	3	$156,000	$208,000	$208,000
SonoThera, Inc.	3	$112,258	$112,258	$112,570
Weill Cornell Medical College	3	$92,747	$97,059	$141,717
Research Foundation of CUNY	3	$92,617	$95,235	$100,397
Brewer Science, Inc.	3	$88,229	$91,458	$91,725
Texas A&m Agrilife Research	3	$58,763	$67,127	$412,829
Illinois Institute of Technology	3	$64,000	$65,000	$72,500
University of Georgia	3	$63,000	$63,000	$66,746
ARGA Investment Management, LP	2	$181,250	$182,500	$183,750
Nikon Metrology INC	2	$149,800	$179,600	$209,400
Cornell University	2	$108,875	$139,250	$169,625
Mizuho Securities USA LLC	2	$130,000	$130,000	$130,000
Quanta Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$123,786	$123,786	$123,786
Sands Capital Management, LLC	2	$121,798	$123,596	$125,394
Arc Research Institute	2	$107,500	$107,500	$107,500
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$105,170	$106,340	$107,510
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.	2	$95,871	$96,741	$97,612
10x Genomics, Inc.	2	$91,250	$92,500	$93,750
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.	2	$90,500	$91,000	$91,500
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.	2	$89,300	$90,200	$91,100
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.	2	$90,000	$90,000	$90,000
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.	2	$80,080	$88,671	$97,261
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.	2	$87,599	$88,399	$89,200
Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals Inc.	2	$87,000	$88,000	$89,000
Northwestern University	2	$79,681	$84,019	$88,356
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies	2	$77,500	$77,500	$77,500
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Office of International Affairs	2	$75,500	$77,000	$78,500
Capvision Pro Corporation	2	$76,000	$76,000	$76,000
Seek Labs, Inc.	2	$68,546	$70,697	$72,849
Carilion Medical Center	2	$66,160	$66,362	$66,565
Texas A&M University	2	$54,064	$57,896	$61,728

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
University of Colorado	Boulder, CO	$155,000	IV	Sep 30, 2025
Sands Capital Management, LLC	Arlington, VA	$120,000	II	Sep 25, 2025
Flagship Labs 85, Inc.	Cambridge, MA	$97,000	II	Sep 24, 2025
Quotient Therapeutics, Inc.	Cambridge, MA	$96,000	II	Sep 24, 2025
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.	Cambridge, MA	$90,000	II	Sep 24, 2025
Elektrofi, Inc.	Boston, MA	$85,000	I	Sep 24, 2025
The University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	$116,733	I	Sep 23, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	$65,563	I	Sep 18, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Berkeley, CA	$68,810	—	Sep 17, 2025
Novozymes North America, Inc.	Franklinton, NC	$94,141	II	Sep 17, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Berkeley, CA	$73,471	—	Sep 16, 2025
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	$59,895	I	Sep 11, 2025
The University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City, KS	$72,000	I	Sep 9, 2025
Bernstein Institutional Services LLC	New York, NY	$185,000	IV	Sep 5, 2025
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.	Lexington, MA	$88,400	I	Sep 5, 2025
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.	Lexington, MA	$92,000	II	Sep 5, 2025
Texas A&M University	Austin, TX	$65,560	II	Sep 4, 2025
Bernstein Institutional Services LLC	New York, NY	$200,000	IV	Sep 2, 2025
Bernstein Institutional Services LLC	New York, NY	$180,000	II	Aug 28, 2025
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	$60,690	III	Aug 28, 2025
Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	$75,344	I	Aug 28, 2025
Arc Research Institute	Palo Alto, CA	$107,500	I	Aug 26, 2025
The Curators of the University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	$50,856	I	Aug 22, 2025
Research Foundation of CUNY	New York, NY	$105,560	III	Aug 20, 2025
Arc Research Institute	Palo Alto, CA	$107,500	I	Aug 19, 2025

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.