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Research Investigator salary in Texas

A real-employer view of Research Investigator 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 Investigator in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $76,400. 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 — qualified3$72,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterResearch Investigator4$75,500
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTERResearch Investigator2$73,027
Texas Heart InstituteAssistant Research Investigator1$110,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Investigator at THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
    $76,400
    HoustonDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503208
  • Research Investigator at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    $76,400
    HoustonDecided Jun 20, 2025I-200-25163-084750
  • Assistant Research Investigator at Texas Heart Institute
    $110,000
    HoustonWage Level IIDecided Oct 18, 2024I-203-24284-400148
  • Research Investigator at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    $76,400
    HoustonDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-081690
  • Research Investigator at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    $74,600
    HoustonDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-045653
  • Research Investigator at THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
    $69,654
    HoustonWage Level IIDecided Mar 28, 2025I-200-25080-794568
  • Research Investigator at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    $72,000
    HoustonWage Level IIDecided Mar 14, 2025I-200-25066-759004

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.