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Research Associate salary in New York

A real-employer view of 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

Research Associate in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $78,000. 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 II — qualified2$78,000
Level III — experienced1$140,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch Staff 34$108,992
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteResearch Associate1$61,800

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Staff 3 at Brookhaven National Laboratory
    $139,984
    UptonDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25305-355277
  • Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    $61,800
    TroyDecided Nov 6, 2025I-200-25272-341647
  • Research Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory
    $78,000
    UptonWage Level IIDecided Dec 31, 2024I-200-24355-562759
  • Research Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory
    $78,000
    UptonWage Level IIDecided Dec 19, 2024I-200-24347-539180
  • Research Staff 3 at Brookhaven National Laboratory
    $140,000
    UptonWage Level IIIDecided Oct 23, 2024I-200-24290-411736

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.