Research Assistant Professor H-1B salaries

Employers filed 937 certified H-1B applications for Research Assistant Professor roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $85,000.

Median salary offered: $85,000
Middle half earn: $74,000 to $100,000
Top 10% earn over: $119,046
Certified filings: 937

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Northwestern University	81	$86,382	$76,076 – $98,004
University of Pittsburgh	49	$77,713	$72,000 – $90,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	34	$82,266	$75,469 – $88,871
University of Florida	28	$83,341	$77,703 – $90,022
Vanderbilt University	24	$75,000	$67,669 – $85,250
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	24	$83,927	$71,329 – $110,000
The University of Tennessee	22	$100,000	$90,018 – $102,375
Washington State University	21	$85,000	$80,168 – $92,000
Clemson University	20	$78,000	$69,278 – $84,138
Texas A&M University	17	$76,200	$70,002 – $90,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	17	$90,000	$82,400 – $100,000
University of Illinois Chicago	17	$72,828	$67,500 – $95,000
University of Utah	17	$99,000	$90,000 – $115,795
The University of Virginia	17	$102,800	$85,000 – $118,000
University of Rochester	16	$65,000	$60,000 – $71,320
University of Houston	16	$72,285	$69,858 – $81,892
University of Miami	15	$120,000	$98,175 – $121,527
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	15	$110,321	$103,000 – $122,500
University of Washington	14	$112,584	$85,200 – $122,817
University of New Mexico	13	$76,274	$73,800 – $86,889
Oregon Health & Science University	13	$99,986	$89,784 – $100,000
Trustees of Boston University	12	$93,125	$78,750 – $100,250
The Ohio State University	12	$105,000	$103,031 – $106,250
Texas Tech University	12	$65,000	$65,000 – $72,991
The University of Texas at Austin	12	$106,291	$102,032 – $113,519
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	11	$88,128	$77,553 – $130,000
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	11	$87,924	$87,000 – $90,506
University of Michigan	11	$85,201	$79,664 – $93,500
Purdue University	10	$97,540	$95,879 – $102,875
The University of Iowa	10	$77,154	$72,100 – $83,642
George Mason University	10	$102,578	$92,035 – $112,967
North Dakota State University	9	$60,778	$59,600 – $65,000
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	9	$126,339	$119,116 – $135,000
University of Nevada, Reno	9	$75,042	$70,000 – $85,759
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	9	$100,000	$82,220 – $109,529
Tufts University	9	$102,149	$76,680 – $110,763
University of Alaska	9	$106,662	$92,560 – $109,990
University of Illinois at Chicago	9	$72,000	$70,000 – $77,000
Florida International University	8	$73,342	$69,923 – $80,278
University of North Dakota	8	$87,000	$74,010 – $97,826
Michigan Technological University	8	$64,756	$59,904 – $67,805
Syracuse University	7	$79,510	$70,336 – $80,000
Washington University	7	$82,000	$75,000 – $83,494
University of Illinois	7	$93,290	$89,597 – $116,645
The University of Chicago	7	$110,000	$100,500 – $112,500
The University of Southern California	7	$77,667	$69,222 – $101,851
Kansas State University	6	$52,121	$47,112 – $61,510
State University of New York at Stony Brook	6	$85,000	$82,000 – $94,688
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	6	$82,500	$76,250 – $96,250
University of North Texas	6	$77,125	$75,000 – $79,662

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Chicago, IL	92	$80,700	$75,000 – $100,025
Pittsburgh, PA	49	$77,713	$72,000 – $90,000
Nashville, TN	33	$80,000	$70,000 – $100,000
Lincoln, NE	28	$80,566	$74,250 – $87,468
Evanston, IL	25	$86,382	$77,250 – $95,500
Gainesville, FL	24	$85,576	$76,125 – $92,068
Chapel Hill, NC	23	$77,854	$70,058 – $110,000
Knoxville, TN	22	$100,000	$90,018 – $102,375
Miami, FL	20	$107,690	$80,835 – $120,000
Houston, TX	19	$72,500	$69,715 – $77,512
Philadelphia, PA	19	$106,862	$96,375 – $118,000
Salt Lake City, UT	17	$99,000	$90,000 – $115,795
Charlottesville, VA	17	$102,800	$85,000 – $118,000
Bronx, NY	17	$90,000	$82,400 – $100,000
Rochester, NY	16	$65,000	$60,000 – $71,320
Boston, MA	16	$97,000	$86,300 – $110,951
Lubbock, TX	14	$65,000	$62,956 – $67,576
Pullman, WA	14	$85,800	$78,344 – $97,274
Albuquerque, NM	13	$76,274	$73,800 – $86,889
Seattle, WA	13	$110,916	$85,200 – $120,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	431	$79,000
Level II	235	$85,000
Level III	174	$91,827
Level IV	23	$96,500

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

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	111	$80,000
2024	321	$85,000
2025	348	$85,572
2026	157	$85,000