Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Research Associate I
Occupation profile for Senior Research Associate I covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $100,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $100,000
- Total filings
- 16
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $100,000–$100,000
- Top employer
- Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $105,908 | $101,239 | $110,721 |
| FY2025 | 10 | $90,000 | $85,112 | $100,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.2 filings
- Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
- Beam Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
- Circle Pharma, Inc.1 filings
- Empress Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.1 filings
- JANUS Research Group, LLC1 filings
- NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.1 filings
- NORC1 filings
- ReCode Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- South San Francisco4 filings
- Cambridge2 filings
- Lexington2 filings
- Alameda1 filings
- Foster City1 filings
- San Diego1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Marlborough1 filings
- Somerville1 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 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1029 | $92,955 | $120,349 | $147,742 | $175,136 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1021 | $90,730 | $114,795 | $138,882 | $162,947 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1029 | $77,626 | $100,755 | $123,885 | $147,014 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-2031 | $75,213 | $91,416 | $107,598 | $123,802 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1022 | $86,611 | $103,771 | $120,910 | $138,070 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-3011 | $81,411 | $109,117 | $136,822 | $164,528 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-3041 | $82,784 | $113,214 | $143,624 | $174,054 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 19-1029 | $66,123 | $77,834 | $89,523 | $101,234 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 17-2031 | $91,582 | $110,261 | $128,918 | $147,597 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1021 | $114,899 | $141,648 | $168,376 | $195,125 |