H-1B Research Instructor Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Instructor is $65,299, across 304 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$65,299
Average wage
$67,150
90th percentile
$80,890
Certified LCAs
304
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $44,075
- 25th
- $58,282
- Median
- $65,299
- Average
- $67,150
- 90th
- $80,890
- Highest
- $200,000
Based on 302 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
49FY20
59FY21
49FY22
48FY23
46FY24
38FY25
15FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Instructor
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Stony Brook | 3 | $81,600 |
| Georgetown University | 11 | $75,000 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | 3 | $74,082 |
| Washington University | 12 | $73,444 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | 11 | $73,008 |
| University of Utah | 3 | $72,440 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 23 | $70,000 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 16 | $70,000 |
| Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates | 13 | $68,413 |
| Vanderbilt University | 23 | $67,102 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 85 | $62,500 |
| University of Colorado Denver | 41 | $61,651 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | 4 | $61,500 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 23 | $52,440 |
| University of Colorado | 3 | $47,424 |
Salaries by location
Pittsburgh, PA · $62,500Nashville, TN · $68,000Aurora, CO · $61,318Omaha, NE · $52,780Cincinnati, OH · $70,000Charleston, SC · $68,413Chapel Hill, NC · $73,008Washington, DC · $75,000St Louis, MO · $77,000Philadelphia, PA · $63,278Charlotte, NC · $74,000Salt Lake City, UT · $72,440New Orleans, LA · $74,082Stony Brook, NY · $81,600Kansas City, KS · $81,000