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Assistant Research Scientist: H-1B salaries
732 labor condition applications used the job title Assistant Research Scientist. Median offered base salary $73,109; middle half $64,272–$88,303.
Applications (LCAs)732
Median offered salary$73,109
Middle half of salaries$64,272–$88,303
10th–90th percentile$57,649–$105,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| University of Michigan | 84 | $86,212 |
| The University of Iowa | 76 | $69,860 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 69 | $74,088 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 69 | $90,636 |
| Texas A&M University | 54 | $62,100 |
| Arizona State University | 49 | $66,492 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 45 | $72,000 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 41 | $95,764 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | 31 | $59,275 |
| BOR USGA obo Augusta University | 24 | $65,968 |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. | 24 | $59,818 |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | 17 | $95,000 |
| New York University | 15 | $77,210 |
| University of Georgia | 14 | $63,490 |
| University of California, San Diego | 11 | $120,000 |
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | 11 | $67,000 |
| University of Maryland | 10 | $109,156 |
| Purdue University | 8 | $71,552 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 7 | $52,000 |
| Indiana University | 6 | $71,500 |
| The College of William and Mary | 6 | $62,032 |
| University of Georgia; OGE | 6 | $67,995 |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | 5 | $72,000 |
| Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis | 4 | $66,300 |
| University of Florida | 4 | $63,678 |
| University of Illinois | 4 | $73,500 |
| Health Research Inc. | 3 | $49,954 |
| Howard University | 3 | $75,000 |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | 3 | $67,000 |
| Northern California Institute for Research and Education | 3 | $95,056 |
| Temple University--A Commonwealth University | 2 | $53,000 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 2 | $139,300 |
| The Nemours Foundation - Nemours Children's Health | 2 | $66,217 |
| Morgan State University | 2 | $88,350 |
| University of Maryland Center forEnvironmental Science | 2 | $90,922 |
| The University of Southern California | 1 | $46,530 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute | 1 | $47,840 |
| University of Maryland - College Park, MD | 1 | $64,168 |
| New York University, Center for Data Science | 1 | $65,146 |
| University of Wyoming | 1 | $50,000 |
| The University of Arizona | 1 | $75,540 |
| Conservation International | 1 | $82,347 |
| Baylor University | 1 | $70,000 |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center | 1 | $48,000 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 1 | $84,094 |
| Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York, Inc. | 1 | $94,900 |
| The Catholic University of America | 1 | $98,421 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 1 | — |
| Perspective Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $95,000 |
| Nova Southeastern University | 1 | $54,075 |
| FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute | 1 | $59,280 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $69,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $74,380 |
| Level III (experienced) | $88,303 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $82,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 158 | $69,964 |
| FY2024 | 167 | $70,990 |
| FY2025 | 185 | $74,900 |
| FY2026 | 171 | $75,000 |
Cities
- Baltimore, MD106
- Ann Arbor, MI82
- New York, NY78
- Iowa City, IA75
- College Station, TX75
- College Park, MD56
- Tempe, AZ40
- Augusta, GA24
- Athens, GA20
- Greenbelt, MD15
- Houston, TX10
- La Jolla, CA9
- Bryan, TX8
- West Lafayette, IN8
- Temple, TX8
- Indianapolis, IN7
- Orangeburg, NY6
- Bloomington, IN6
- Rockville, MD6
- Gloucester Point, VA6
- McAllen, TX6
- Gaithersburg, MD5
- Phoenix, AZ4
- San Antonio, TX3
- Albany, NY3
- Gainesville, FL3
- Mesa, AZ3
- Weslaco, TX3
- Washington, DC3
- Cambridge, MD3
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).