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Social Science Research Assistants: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-4061. 1,524 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $64,077, middle half $55,000–$75,000.

Applications (LCAs)1,524

Median offered salary$64,077

Middle half of salaries$55,000–$75,000

10th–90th percentile$47,574–$92,406

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	359	$53,656
Level II (qualified)	437	$61,235
Level III (experienced)	308	$68,037
Level IV (fully competent)	260	$83,603

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.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
The Sphere Institute	170	$80,000
Johns Hopkins University	37	$67,842
New York University	33	$68,032
The University of Texas at Austin	29	$60,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies	26	$69,000
Texas A&M University	25	$56,164
Georgetown University	25	$76,360
The Trustees of Princeton University	24	$63,250
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.	22	$58,000
Michigan State University	20	$59,580
Research Foundation of CUNY	19	$71,427
The College of William and Mary	17	$61,500
The Atlantic Council	17	$55,230
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	15	$71,000
The Brookings Institution	15	$56,000
University of Michigan	15	$55,000
Northwestern University	14	$67,925
The Asia Society	12	$65,650
The University of Chicago	11	$55,000
Boston College	11	$64,000
Apprise Incorporated	11	$67,500
University of Minnesota	10	$58,573
University of Wisconsin System	10	$61,008
Colorado Seminary	9	$46,155
Chapin Hall Center for Children	9	$62,500
Kroll Associates, Inc.	9	$70,000
Human Services Research Institute, Inc.	8	$74,000
University of Maryland Baltimore	8	$63,826
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	8	$63,000
University of Colorado	8	$67,588
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	8	$56,649
The Urban Institute	8	$95,114
University of California, San Diego	8	$64,196
The University of Kansas	8	$65,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	8	$58,058
Yerezhepova Law, PC	8	$55,650
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	7	$53,000
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.	7	$60,500
Utah State University	7	$60,000
US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc.	7	$54,454
World Resources Institute	7	$81,442
The University of Virginia	7	$55,000
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research	7	$60,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	7	$51,000
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	7	$56,650
University of Utah	7	$70,000
University of Pittsburgh	6	$51,476
Cato Institute	6	$52,125
Education Development Center	6	$72,093
Purdue University	6	$62,500

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	336	$60,000
FY2024	432	$63,000
FY2025	428	$65,229
FY2026	328	$65,000

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).