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Research Associate in Baltimore, MD

Job title · Baltimore, Maryland

Job title as filed
Research Associate
City
Baltimore, Maryland
Applications FY2022–FY2026
523
Median offered wage
$70,000
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$70,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Research Associate" and a worksite in Baltimore.

Applications by fiscal year

60119FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
60119FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022119
FY2023110
FY2024107
FY2025106
FY2026*81
Certified (decided applications)
99.8%
Employers filing
7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Johns Hopkins University399
  2. University of Maryland College Park108
  3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute7
  4. Lieber Institute, Inc.6
  5. Legg Mason & Company, LLC1
  6. Novel Microdevices, Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $70,000; middle half $65,000 to $75,000 · median prevailing wage $57,845 (marker) · 509 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I363
  2. Level II72
  3. Level III73
  4. Level IV15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Research Associate" appears on 6,937 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 686 employers for worksites in 411 cities; the median offered wage is $67,642, so the median in Baltimore is 3.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
6,937
Employers nationwide
686
Cities with filings
411
National median offered wage
$67,642
Share of national filings in Baltimore
7.5%
Cities with the most applications for Research Associate
  1. New York City, NY773
  2. Baltimore, MD523
  3. Philadelphia, PA389
  4. Charlottesville, VA258
  5. Cambridge, MA248
  6. Boston, MA237
  7. East Lansing, MI228
  8. Austin, TX193
  9. Rochester, MN190
  10. Chicago, IL184
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Baltimore job market

Baltimore has 7,179 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 1,783 job titles and 1,027 employers; "Research Associate" ranks #1 by applications, with 7.3% of them.

Applications in Baltimore, all job titles
7,179
Job titles filed
1,783
Rank of Research Associate in Baltimore
1
Median offered wage in Baltimore, all job titles
$90,334
National median wage, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (all job titles)
$70,762
Other job titles in Baltimore
  1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow459
  2. Assistant Professor446
  3. Postdoctoral Fellow366
  4. Software Developer160
  5. Assistant Research Scientist144
  6. Software Engineer118
  7. Associate86
  8. Registered Nurse80
  9. Instructor69
  10. Clinical Laboratory Scientist III63
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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