H-1B Research Assistant Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Assistant is $50,000, across 807 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$50,000
Average wage
$52,179
90th percentile
$67,504
Certified LCAs
807
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $25,382
- 25th
- $43,000
- Median
- $50,000
- Average
- $52,179
- 90th
- $67,504
- Highest
- $235,000
Based on 807 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
120FY20
140FY21
139FY22
127FY23
111FY24
111FY25
59FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Assistant
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 56 | $67,000 |
| North Carolina State University | 17 | $59,405 |
| Research Foundation of CUNY | 13 | $56,430 |
| National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc | 28 | $55,500 |
| WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY | 61 | $51,355 |
| Washington University | 41 | $50,865 |
| The Rockefeller University | 36 | $50,000 |
| Georgetown University | 14 | $49,503 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 85 | $48,048 |
| University of Oregon | 16 | $46,966 |
| The University of Iowa | 18 | $46,411 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 29 | $45,240 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER | 13 | $42,848 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 18 | $35,189 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 12 | $33,176 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $61,982Cincinnati, OH · $48,048Detroit, MI · $50,513Philadelphia, PA · $46,286St Louis, MO · $50,886Washington, DC · $50,000Cambridge, MA · $56,000Pittsburgh, PA · $35,189Iowa City, IA · $47,000Eugene, OR · $46,966College Station, TX · $26,949Raleigh, NC · $58,490Kansas City, KS · $43,014Cleveland, OH · $48,054Manhattan, KS · $37,794