Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Investment Research Associate
Occupation profile for Investment Research Associate covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $123,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $123,000
- Total filings
- 7
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $121,500–$126,500
- Top employer
- DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $105,000 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $108,750 | $103,125 | $114,375 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $123,000 | $121,500 | $126,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP2 filings
- Fenimore Asset Management, Inc.1 filings
- GEM Capital, L.P.1 filings
- Goalvest Advisory LLC1 filings
- Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC1 filings
- IEQ CAPITAL LLC1 filings
Top cities
- New York3 filings
- Foster City1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Cobleskill1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 13-2051 | $87,339 | $117,686 | $148,054 | $178,402 |
| 2026-27 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 10580 | 13-2051 | $65,062 | $83,262 | $101,483 | $119,683 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 13-2099 | $69,514 | $86,819 | $104,125 | $121,430 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 13-2051 | $72,072 | $92,269 | $112,486 | $132,683 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-3011 | $89,482 | $117,416 | $145,350 | $173,285 |