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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE salaries

72,652 H-1B & PERM records for "RESEARCH ASSOCIATE", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Postdoc Research Associate -Computational Systems… Oak Ridge, TN $982224 H-1B Oct 31, 2023
TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Houston, TX $962000 - $37000 H-1B Jan 13, 2021
University of Maryland Baltimore Research Associate Baltimore, MD $960000 H-1B Apr 11, 2024
Battelle Memorial Institute Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Eng… Richland, WA $926796 H-1B Oct 16, 2019
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Post-Doctoral Research Associate Knoxville, TN $900000 H-1B Oct 21, 2023
PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEAR… LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PALO ALTO, CA $900000 H-1B Nov 1, 2018
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSTDOCTORAL OAK RIDGE, TN $900000 H-1B Jul 8, 2010
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY PARK, PA $898992 H-1B Dec 17, 2013
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNI… RESEARCH ASSOCIATE TALLAHASSEE, FL $892320 H-1B Nov 19, 2009
The Methodist Hospital Research Institu… RESEARCH ASSOCIATE III HOUSTON, TX $840000 H-1B Apr 15, 2021
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… Research Associate Philadelphia, PA $804000 H-1B Oct 10, 2023
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Associate Materials Science Upton, NY $799200 H-1B Oct 18, 2019
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CAMBRIDGE, MA $765000 H-1B Mar 9, 2015
University of Georgia; OGE Senior Research Associate Athens, GA $761808 H-1B May 6, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Senior Research Associate Dallas, TX $758532 H-1B Nov 18, 2024
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CHICAGO, IL $740000 H-1B Jul 27, 2017
BATTELLE POST DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHLAND, WA $738000 H-1B Nov 5, 2013
Lehigh University Postdoctoral Research Associate Bethlehem, PA $732096 H-1B Jan 6, 2025
University of Georgia; OGE Postdoctoral Research Associate Athens, GA $726336 H-1B Jan 9, 2025
University of Maryland Baltimore Research Associate Baltimore, MD $680000 H-1B Oct 28, 2021
University of Georgia; OGE Postdoctoral Research Associate Athens, GA $672000 H-1B Dec 10, 2025
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PHILADELPHIA, PA $657360 H-1B Mar 11, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK RESEARCH ASSOCIATE GAITHERSBURG, MD $647000 H-1B Apr 10, 2012
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Postdoctoral Research Associate Troy, NY $633420 H-1B Dec 9, 2020
The University of Texas Health Science … Senior Research Associate Houston, TX $630000 H-1B Jul 29, 2022
Oregon State University Research Associate Corvallis, OR $624096 H-1B Jul 23, 2021
BATTELLE POST DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHLAND, WA $624000 H-1B Sep 21, 2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LUBBOCK, TX $597744 H-1B Apr 9, 2012
IBEX BIOSCIENCES, LLC RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Cumberland, MD $589308 H-1B Mar 1, 2019
BATTELLE POST DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHLAND, WA $580000 H-1B Jul 18, 2013
BATTELLE POST DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHLAND, WA $561000 H-1B Jul 1, 2013
BATTELLE POST DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHLAND, WA $541000 H-1B Jun 26, 2012
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE STATE UNIVER… POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE NEWPORT NEWS, VA $520000 H-1B Oct 21, 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS RESEARCH ASSOCIATE RICHARDSON, TX $519581 H-1B May 10, 2018
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR - RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LOS ANGELES, CA $515000 H-1B Jun 4, 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR - RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LOS ANGELES, CA $515000 H-1B Jun 5, 2015
DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, SR DURHAM, NC $511200 H-1B Mar 14, 2017
Texas A&M University-Health Science Cen… Research Associate Houston, TX $506454 - $42204 H-1B Oct 4, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCH… POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE WORCESTER, MA $504000 H-1B Aug 5, 2009
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE MS. STATE, MS $500000 H-1B Feb 25, 2014
Cleveland Clinic Research Associate Cleveland, OH $485000 H-1B Feb 8, 2023
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY--A COMMONWEALTH UNIVE… POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PHILADELPHIA, PA $482016 H-1B Oct 17, 2016
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CHICAGO, IL $480000 H-1B Nov 28, 2011
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, MARINE SCIENCES ORONO, ME $480000 H-1B Jun 8, 2010
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Troy, NY $475000 H-1B Jun 5, 2019
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Troy, NY $475000 H-1B Jan 28, 2019
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CLEMSON, SC $475000 H-1B Nov 29, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE LEXINGTON, KY $475000 H-1B Feb 28, 2017
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CORVALLIS, OR $474336 H-1B Apr 29, 2010
BOR USGA OBO AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Augusta, GA $472992 H-1B Feb 1, 2019
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