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.
Research Associate in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 138 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $79,103. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 38 | $69,796 |
| Level II — qualified | 84 | $80,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 11 | $85,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 1 | $150,000 |
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. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Research Associate | 50 | $80,000 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | Research Associate | 42 | $76,839 |
| The Rockefeller University | Research Associate | 18 | $78,140 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Research Associate | 8 | $65,735 |
| Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division | Research Associate | 4 | $57,995 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Research Associate III | 3 | $80,000 |
| ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE | RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | 2 | $66,540 |
| THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH | RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | 2 | $74,202 |
| Cornell University | Research Associate | 1 | $70,000 |
| Montefiore Health System, Inc. | Research Associate III | 1 | $56,368 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Research Assistant IV at The Jackson Laboratory$75,073New YorkWage Level IIDecided —I-200-26084-730067
- Research Associate at The Rockefeller University$77,976New YorkWage Level IIDecided —I-200-26084-729257
- Research Associate at Weill Cornell Medical College$127,308New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26069-693582
- Research Associate at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center$78,676New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 5, 2026I-200-26057-667137
- Research Associate at The Rockefeller University$89,146New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 4, 2026I-200-26056-664534
- Research Associate at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center$75,000New YorkWage Level IIDecided Feb 27, 2026I-200-26051-653720
- Research Assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center$79,182New YorkWage Level IDecided Feb 27, 2026I-200-26051-654249
- Research Associate at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center$85,088New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Feb 27, 2026I-200-26051-653781
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.