H-1B Senior Research Assistant Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Research Assistant is $56,884, across 144 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$56,884
Average wage
$60,917
90th percentile
$75,000
Certified LCAs
144
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $27,747
- 25th
- $51,783
- Median
- $56,884
- Average
- $60,917
- 90th
- $75,000
- Highest
- $362,794
Based on 144 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Research Assistant
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 18 | $78,800 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 44 | $62,400 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | 2 | $61,247 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | 2 | $61,200 |
| Colorado Seminary | 2 | $58,178 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | 2 | $57,215 |
| Vanderbilt University | 7 | $56,160 |
| THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | 6 | $55,750 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City | 3 | $55,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 4 | $54,356 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | 25 | $52,000 |
| University of Arkansas | 2 | $49,840 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | 7 | $43,365 |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | 2 | $42,114 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | 5 | $38,480 |
Salaries by location
Houston, TX · $59,454New York, NY · $77,600Portland, OR · $47,750Boston, MA · $55,759Washington, DC · $55,750Nashville, TN · $56,160Memphis, TN · $38,480Kansas City, MO · $55,000Princeton, NJ · $57,215San Antonio, TX · $42,114Denver, CO · $58,178Fayetteville, AR · $49,840Austin, TX · $49,755Baltimore, MD · $61,247Pomona, CA · $50,190