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Research Associate, Energy & IT salary in Texas

A real-employer view of Research Associate, Energy & IT 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 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Research Associate, Energy & IT in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $66,798. 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 — entry3$53,560
Level II — qualified1$135,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Research Associate, Energy & IT in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)Research Associate, Energy & IT1$80,036
The University of Texas at AustinResearch Associate1$135,000
University of HoustonResearch Associate 11$53,560
Texas A&M UniversityResearch Assistant1$49,317

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Associate, Energy & IT at Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
    $80,036
    The WoodlandsWage Level IDecided Aug 7, 2025I-200-25212-214293
  • Research Associate at The University of Texas at Austin
    $135,000
    AustinWage Level IIDecided Apr 2, 2025I-200-25085-804503
  • Research Associate 1 at University of Houston
    $53,560
    HoustonWage Level IDecided Dec 30, 2024I-200-24354-559983
  • Research Assistant at Texas A&M University
    $49,317
    BryanWage Level IDecided Dec 20, 2024I-200-24348-541496

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.