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Senior Research Associate salary in Massachusetts

A real-employer view of Senior Research Associate pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Senior Research Associate in Massachusetts: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $93,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$91,500
Level II — qualified4$94,269

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Senior Research Associate in Massachusetts. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Harvard UniversityResearch Associate2$91,500
Tessera TherapeuticsSenior Research Associate1$106,726
Ampersand Biomedicines, Inc.Senior Research Associate, Microfluidics1$90,000
Spear Bio Inc.Senior Research Associate1$93,538
Syntis Bio, IncResearch Associate II [00084981]1$79,144
Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate, Process Development1$93,000
Akoya Biosciences, Inc.Research Associate II1$84,918
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Research Associate1$95,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Research Associate at Harvard University
    $87,890
    AllstonWage Level IIDecided Aug 19, 2025I-200-25224-236142
  • Senior Research Associate at Tessera Therapeutics
    $106,726
    SomervilleWage Level IIDecided Aug 8, 2025I-200-25213-215052
  • Senior Research Associate, Microfluidics at Ampersand Biomedicines, Inc.
    $90,000
    BostonWage Level IDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25191-165763
  • Senior Research Associate at Spear Bio Inc.
    $93,538
    WoburnWage Level IIDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-039581
  • Research Associate II [00084981] at Syntis Bio, Inc
    $79,144
    BostonWage Level IDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-021202
  • Research Associate at Harvard University
    $95,110
    BostonWage Level IDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-984921
  • Senior Research Associate, Process Development at Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.
    $93,000
    WalthamWage Level IDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25111-886846
  • Research Associate II at Akoya Biosciences, Inc.
    $84,918
    MarlboroughDecided Apr 22, 2025I-200-25105-867596

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.