H-1B Assistant Researcher Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Assistant Researcher is $90,200, across 216 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$90,200
Average wage
$90,033
90th percentile
$115,939
Certified LCAs
216
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $40,999
- 25th
- $80,800
- Median
- $90,200
- Average
- $90,033
- 90th
- $115,939
- Highest
- $157,200
Based on 216 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
41FY20
36FY21
29FY22
41FY23
34FY24
23FY25
12FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Researcher
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii | 15 | $118,704 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 4 | $102,899 |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 2 | $101,841 |
| University of California, Davis | 18 | $100,027 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 33 | $97,400 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE | 6 | $91,800 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | 2 | $91,200 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 38 | $90,200 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 61 | $87,100 |
| TTi Global, Inc. | 4 | $81,723 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | 1 | $70,000 |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | 1 | $60,000 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 25 | $57,500 |
| The University of Kansas | 4 | $47,000 |
| Tufts University | 1 | $47,000 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $87,100Los Angeles, CA · $90,200Berkeley, CA · $98,950Madison, WI · $57,500Davis, CA · $100,027Honolulu, HI · $117,630Irvine, CA · $91,800Pontiac, MI · $81,723Lawrence, KS · $47,000Santa Cruz, CA · $102,899Minneapolis, MN · $55,000Santa Barbara, CA · $101,841Riverside, CA · $91,200New York, NY · $60,000Medford, MA · $47,000