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Research Assistant H-1B salaries

Employers filed 290 certified H-1B applications for Research Assistant roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $54,064. The typical offer was 7% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$54,064
Middle half earn
$49,506 to $61,922
Top 10% earn over
$72,000
Certified filings
290

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianvs allMiddle half
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center30$56,376+4%$54,046 – $60,750
Washington University30$53,240−2%$50,856 – $56,202
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center20$70,000+29%$67,000 – $74,786
Wayne State University18$53,290−1%$51,059 – $56,643
The Rockefeller University16$51,500−5%$50,000 – $53,075
Case Western Reserve University12$46,035−15%$46,035 – $48,369
North Carolina State University10$59,686+10%$55,796 – $62,158
The University of Iowa9$47,000−13%$45,000 – $48,613
Yerezhepova Law, PC8$55,650+3%$46,182 – $65,120
Georgetown University7$51,000−6%$48,006 – $60,537
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.5$63,000+17%$60,000 – $64,000
University of Pittsburgh4$42,442−21%$35,704 – $50,018
Virginia Commonwealth University4$40,000−26%$38,250 – $42,038
Research Foundation of CUNY4$79,520+47%$76,780 – $80,987
The Catholic University of America4$96,807+79%$84,314 – $106,197
The Florida State University3$39,062−28%$39,062 – $60,531
Kansas State University3$43,963−19%$40,618 – $46,422
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences3$45,320−16%$44,910 – $46,160
Texas A&M University3$45,000−17%$40,675 – $47,158
Arkansas State University3$48,455−10%$46,952 – $51,728
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio3$34,507−36%$33,530 – $38,344
University of North Texas Health Science Center3$55,008+2%$46,662 – $57,210
The University of Kansas Medical Center3$50,149−7%$49,192 – $50,290
Vanderbilt University3$49,525−8%$48,162 – $52,354
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center3$70,000+29%$65,181 – $70,818
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace2$52,000−4%$52,000 – $52,000
Biotex, Inc2$69,809+29%$67,311 – $72,307
BPG Bio Inc.2$63,500+17%$63,500 – $63,500
Temple University--A Commonwealth University2$44,346−18%$44,013 – $44,678
Trustees of the Smith College2$42,320−22%$42,095 – $42,545
Tufts University2$55,788+3%$52,917 – $58,660
Michigan Technological University2$57,491+6%$56,826 – $58,156
Oakland University2$58,128+8%$55,264 – $60,992
The Middle East Institute2$50,000−8%$50,000 – $50,000
Prairie View A&M University2$45,159−16%$43,580 – $46,738
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research2$49,990−8%$49,985 – $49,995
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia2$49,421−9%$47,497 – $51,345
Extrna, Inc.2$75,550+40%$75,275 – $75,825
Exeter Associates, Inc.2$72,000+33%$72,000 – $72,000
Institute for Child Success, Inc.2$59,000+9%$59,000 – $59,000
Wake Forest University Health Sciences2$64,896+20%$64,896 – $64,896
University of Oregon2$54,2700%$53,904 – $54,635
CarbonBridge Inc.1$52,000−4%$52,000 – $52,000
Duquesne University1$50,000−8%$50,000 – $50,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City1$49,663−8%$49,663 – $49,663
China Labor Watch, Inc.1$58,240+8%$58,240 – $58,240
Chapin Hall Center for Children1$55,000+2%$55,000 – $55,000
Banner Health1$44,845−17%$44,845 – $44,845
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund1$52,000−4%$52,000 – $52,000
BioMed X USA LLC1$58,000+7%$58,000 – $58,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY48$64,500$51,500 – $70,000
Cincinnati, OH30$56,376$54,046 – $60,750
St. Louis, MO30$53,240$50,856 – $56,202
Detroit, MI18$53,290$51,059 – $56,643
Washington, DC17$52,000$50,000 – $60,000
Cleveland, OH12$46,035$46,035 – $48,369
Raleigh, NC10$59,686$55,796 – $62,158
Iowa City, IA8$47,617$45,000 – $49,068
Cambridge, MA5$75,000$64,000 – $75,000
Philadelphia, PA5$45,573$45,011 – $53,269
Pittsburgh, PA5$49,179$35,704 – $50,000
Winston-Salem, NC4$64,896$63,762 – $66,581
Greenbelt, MD4$96,807$84,314 – $106,197
Richmond, VA4$40,000$38,250 – $42,038
Tallahassee, FL4$47,819$39,062 – $62,932
Fort Worth, TX4$47,964$40,269 – $56,109
Kansas City, KS3$50,149$49,192 – $50,290
Houston, TX3$64,813$62,380 – $69,809
Little Rock, AR3$45,320$44,910 – $46,160
Nashville, TN3$49,525$48,162 – $52,354

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I187$53,000
Level II68$57,120
Level III14$60,982
Level IV14$72,977

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202326$52,394
2024112$52,470
202599$55,008
202653$56,202

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