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Senior Research Assistant: H-1B salaries
88 labor condition applications used the job title Senior Research Assistant. Median offered base salary $60,000; middle half $54,836–$72,000.
Applications (LCAs)88
Median offered salary$60,000
Middle half of salaries$54,836–$72,000
10th–90th percentile$49,870–$80,000
Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | 19 | $65,774 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 16 | $80,000 |
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 16 | $54,672 |
| Vanderbilt University | 8 | $56,160 |
| The Brookings Institution | 6 | $55,750 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 4 | $54,356 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City | 3 | $55,000 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $75,130 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | 2 | $61,247 |
| Brown University | 1 | $60,000 |
| Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC | 1 | $56,921 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 1 | $72,000 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | 1 | $42,000 |
| Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research Institute | 1 | $60,570 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 1 | $56,368 |
| University of Arkansas | 1 | $48,547 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 1 | $50,232 |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | 1 | $47,516 |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University | 1 | $41,995 |
| Indiana University | 1 | — |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | $56,368 |
| Level II (qualified) | $55,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $75,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $92,664 |
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 | 21 | $63,723 |
| FY2024 | 21 | $55,494 |
| FY2025 | 20 | $59,638 |
| FY2026 | 21 | $60,000 |
Cities
- Houston, TX33
- New York, NY17
- Nashville, TN7
- Washington, DC6
- Boston, MA6
- Kansas City, MO3
- Baltimore, MD2
- Austin, TX2
- Providence, RI1
- Gaithersburg, MD1
- Princeton, NJ1
- Portland, OR1
- White Plains, NY1
- Columbia, MO1
- Fayetteville, AR1
- San Antonio, TX1
- Franklin, TN1
- Rootstown, OH1
- Medford, MA1
- Bloomington, IN1
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).