H-1B Assistant Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Assistant Scientist is $68,000, across 673 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$68,000
Average wage
$73,810
90th percentile
$103,800
Certified LCAs
673
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $31,262
- 25th
- $59,592
- Median
- $68,000
- Average
- $73,810
- 90th
- $103,800
- Highest
- $185,000
Based on 673 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
110FY20
113FY21
128FY22
104FY23
96FY24
93FY25
29FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health System | 14 | $115,000 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | 10 | $111,375 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 18 | $111,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 66 | $99,338 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 19 | $90,063 |
| University of Rochester | 8 | $85,000 |
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 15 | $77,667 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 19 | $75,000 |
| The Morgridge Institute For Research Inc. | 9 | $74,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | 109 | $66,228 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 106 | $65,000 |
| Indiana University | 24 | $65,000 |
| Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis | 20 | $63,481 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 156 | $61,755 |
| Temple University--A Commonwealth University | 34 | $47,500 |
Salaries by location
Madison, WI · $61,800Miami, FL · $66,039Gainesville, FL · $65,000Baltimore, MD · $98,676Philadelphia, PA · $47,000Bloomington, IN · $65,000Indianapolis, IN · $63,962New York, NY · $75,000Lemont, IL · $90,063Woods Hole, MA · $106,770Detroit, MI · $115,000Upton, NY · $112,750Rochester, NY · $85,000Socorro, NM · $78,834Boston, MA · $90,000