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Research Instructor: H-1B salaries

156 labor condition applications used the job title Research Instructor. Median offered base salary $69,530; middle half $61,576–$75,945.

Applications (LCAs)156

Median offered salary$69,530

Middle half of salaries$61,576–$75,945

10th–90th percentile$55,764–$84,112

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
University of Pittsburgh	44	$67,729
University of Colorado Denver	23	$61,766
University of Nebraska Medical Center	13	$58,000
Vanderbilt University	13	$70,250
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	13	$73,176
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	6	$79,009
Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates	6	$69,530
Georgetown University	5	$75,638
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	4	$57,392
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	4	$81,159
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health	3	$78,000
Washington University	3	$77,000
Drexel University	3	$71,061
University of Colorado	2	$47,424
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	2	$74,986
University of Utah	1	$80,899
Vanderbilt University of Medical Center	1	$100,000
State University of New York at Stony Brook	1	$81,600
UT Southwestern Medical Center	1	$75,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	1	$60,000
University of Connecticut Health Center	1	$75,000
The University of Kansas Medical Center	1	$67,000
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine	1	$71,728
The University of Virginia	1	$88,300
George Mason University	1	$84,000
East Carolina University	1	$82,000
University of Colorado Denver / Anschutz	1	$57,054

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$68,000
Level II (qualified)	$69,000
Level III (experienced)	$79,602
Level IV (fully competent)	$70,000

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	45	$62,823
FY2024	41	$68,869
FY2025	36	$72,002
FY2026	25	$74,825

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).