H-1B Assistant Research Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Assistant Research Scientist is $69,611, across 1,290 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$69,611
Average wage
$74,206
90th percentile
$99,823
Certified LCAs
1,290
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $41,085
- 25th
- $60,000
- Median
- $69,611
- Average
- $74,206
- 90th
- $99,823
- Highest
- $648,000
Based on 1,290 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
191FY20
168FY21
189FY22
201FY23
208FY24
216FY25
117FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Research Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | 20 | $113,446 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 58 | $88,997 |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | 28 | $87,606 |
| University of Michigan | 153 | $85,717 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 136 | $83,967 |
| New York University | 36 | $74,950 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 114 | $72,009 |
| Indiana University | 19 | $71,000 |
| The University of Iowa | 112 | $67,582 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 85 | $67,000 |
| BOR USGA obo Augusta University | 36 | $64,000 |
| Arizona State University | 78 | $62,464 |
| Texas A&M University | 90 | $60,196 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | 61 | $57,321 |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. | 40 | $54,841 |
Salaries by location
Baltimore, MD · $77,000New York, NY · $66,000Ann Arbor, MI · $85,717College Station, TX · $59,405Iowa City, IA · $67,568College Park, MD · $83,191Tempe, AZ · $65,000Greenbelt, MD · $96,000Augusta, GA · $64,000Athens, GA · $64,010Bloomington, IN · $71,000La Jolla, CA · $112,991Bryan, TX · $76,000Rockville, MD · $53,500Gaithersburg, MD · $84,710