Research Assistant II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 51 certified H-1B applications for Research Assistant II roles between Jan 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $54,683.

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Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Baylor College of Medicine	15	$58,000	$57,410 – $59,918
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute	11	$50,128	$49,202 – $56,087
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology	4	$50,500	$48,000 – $52,000
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies	4	$50,440	$49,140 – $53,210
Michigan State University	3	$66,104	$63,367 – $68,510
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.	2	$49,721	$49,592 – $49,850
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	2	$47,750	$46,625 – $48,875
The Scripps Research Institute	2	$54,683	$54,683 – $54,683
Kennedy Krieger Institute	2	$47,726	$47,668 – $47,783
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	2	$45,500	$43,248 – $47,752
Loyola University Chicago	1	$48,006	$48,006 – $48,006
Diagnostic Consulting Network, LLC	1	$96,533	$96,533 – $96,533
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory	1	$46,799	$46,799 – $46,799
University of Connecticut	1	$88,546	$88,546 – $88,546

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City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Houston, TX	26	$57,410	$52,378 – $58,843
La Jolla, CA	8	$50,482	$49,140 – $54,683
Philadelphia, PA	3	$49,000	$47,000 – $50,500
East Lansing, MI	3	$66,104	$63,367 – $68,510
Little Rock, AR	2	$47,750	$46,625 – $48,875
Baltimore, MD	2	$47,726	$47,668 – $47,783
Boston, MA	2	$49,721	$49,592 – $49,850
Carlsbad, CA	1	$96,533	$96,533 – $96,533
Chicago, IL	1	$48,006	$48,006 – $48,006
Philadelphi, PA	1	$52,000	$52,000 – $52,000
Salisbury Cove, ME	1	$46,799	$46,799 – $46,799
Storrs, CT	1	$88,546	$88,546 – $88,546

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).