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Assistant Scientist: H-1B salaries

302 labor condition applications used the job title Assistant Scientist. Median offered base salary $72,946; middle half $62,709–$85,462.

Applications (LCAs)302

Median offered salary$72,946

Middle half of salaries$62,709–$85,462

10th–90th percentile$55,328–$110,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
University of Miami	69	$70,554
University of Florida	64	$67,509
Johns Hopkins University	27	$100,000
University of Wisconsin System	24	$62,027
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	23	$46,286
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	14	$80,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	13	$113,000
Indiana University	10	$71,000
UChicago Argonne LLC	10	$89,980
Henry Ford Health System	9	$115,000
The Morgridge Institute For Research Inc.	6	$77,522
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	4	$81,099
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis	4	$64,481
University of Rochester	4	$85,000
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy	3	$94,000
Indiana University Indianapolis	3	$70,000
Kansas State University	2	$42,536
University of South Carolina	2	$52,904
The J. Paul Getty Trust	2	$70,942
The University of Kansas	2	$89,000
California Institute of Technology	1	$60,413
Brookhaven National Laboratory	1	$110,000
Georgetown University	1	$75,000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates	1	$90,000
Marine Biological Laboratory	1	$105,000
PPD Development, L.P.	1	$40,518
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies	1	$125,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$62,184
Level II (qualified)	$81,422
Level III (experienced)	$80,102
Level IV (fully competent)	$110,000

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	82	$66,626
FY2024	86	$70,154
FY2025	87	$79,810
FY2026	44	$73,441

Cities

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).