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Social Science Research Assistants in Washington, DC: H-1B salaries

243 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Washington, DC. Median offered base salary $65,760; middle half $55,000–$77,476.

Applications (LCAs)243

Median offered salary$65,760

Middle half of salaries$55,000–$77,476

10th–90th percentile$50,000–$94,095

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$50,500
Level II (qualified)	$60,000
Level III (experienced)	$70,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$83,374

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
Center for Strategic and International Studies	24	$70,000
Georgetown University	23	$73,610
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.	22	$58,000
The Atlantic Council	17	$55,230
The Brookings Institution	15	$56,000
The Sphere Institute	8	$72,500
US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc.	7	$54,454
World Resources Institute	7	$81,442
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research	7	$60,000
Inter-American Dialogue	6	$48,720
Kroll Associates, Inc.	6	$72,500
Cato Institute	5	$52,000
The Urban Institute	5	$113,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	5	$60,000
The Aspen Institute	4	$68,500
The World Justice Project	4	$69,500
Pew Research Center	3	$93,000
Observer Research Foundation America	3	$48,000
American Center for International Labor Solidarity	2	$81,261
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics	2	$51,757
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc.	2	$107,500
Migration Policy Institute	2	$64,867
Nardello & Co. LLC	2	$110,000
Resolve, Inc.	2	$81,041
Institute for Security and Technology	2	$74,000
The Middle East Institute	2	$50,000
Institute for the Study of War, Inc.	2	$66,500
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism	2	$105,000
Legal Services Corporation	2	$98,355
The Foundation for Farmworkers	2	—
Hindus for Human Rights	2	$46,946
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	2	$95,500
Information Technology Industry Council	2	$81,000
Atlas Public Policy LLC	2	$82,555
Rhodium Group, LLC	1	$78,503
The George Washington University	1	$53,789
Center for the National Interest, Inc.	1	$71,000
Eurasia Foundation	1	$45,000
Harris Telecom LLC	1	$85,000
Portman Square Group LLC	1	$78,170

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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).