H-1B Research Assistant Professor Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Assistant Professor is $78,894, across 2,323 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$78,894
Average wage
$82,517
90th percentile
$110,000
Certified LCAs
2,323
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $36,379
- 25th
- $66,851
- Median
- $78,894
- Average
- $82,517
- 90th
- $110,000
- Highest
- $836,232
Based on 2,321 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
346FY20
314FY21
357FY22
362FY23
367FY24
418FY25
159FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Assistant Professor
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | 39 | $100,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 38 | $90,458 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | 35 | $88,250 |
| University of Michigan | 36 | $85,292 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 36 | $81,358 |
| University of Utah | 52 | $80,000 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | 56 | $79,998 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 90 | $79,686 |
| Northwestern University | 220 | $78,968 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | 76 | $78,788 |
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | 34 | $76,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 112 | $75,000 |
| Texas A&M University | 36 | $72,176 |
| Vanderbilt University | 48 | $70,700 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | 54 | $65,000 |
Salaries by location
Chicago, IL · $75,000Pittsburgh, PA · $75,000Gainesville, FL · $77,000Nashville, TN · $80,000Chapel Hill, NC · $77,000Lincoln, NE · $77,410Philadelphia, PA · $85,000Salt Lake City, UT · $80,000Boston, MA · $88,400Evanston, IL · $85,000Miami, FL · $90,000Houston, TX · $71,470Ann Arbor, MI · $85,292Bronx, NY · $82,400Rochester, NY · $61,198