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Research Associate salary in Texas

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 Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $63,285. 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$54,000
Level II — qualified2$71,101

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
The University of Texas at DallasResearch Associate2$62,000
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYResearch Associate 2 (Particle Physics Electronics Engineer)2$63,285
The Methodist Hospital Research InstituteRESEARCH ASSOCIATE1$77,202
Texas Tech UniversityResearch Associate1$50,903

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Associate at The University of Texas at Dallas
    $70,000
    RichardsonDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25273-350046
  • RESEARCH ASSOCIATE at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
    $77,202
    HoustonWage Level IIDecided Nov 19, 2024I-200-24317-470693
  • Research Associate 2 (Particle Physics Electronics Engineer) at SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
    $61,571
    DallasWage Level IDecided Nov 5, 2024I-200-24303-438945
  • Research Associate at Texas Tech University
    $50,903
    LubbockWage Level IDecided Oct 15, 2024I-200-24281-390957
  • Research Associate at The University of Texas at Dallas
    $54,000
    RichardsonWage Level IDecided Jan 15, 2025I-200-25007-601812
  • Research Associate 2 (Particle Physics Electronics Engineer) at SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
    $65,000
    DallasWage Level IIDecided Oct 28, 2024I-200-24295-420917

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.