Assistant Research Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 507 certified H-1B applications for Assistant Research Scientist roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $74,088.

Median salary offered: $74,088
Middle half earn: $65,428 to $89,130
Top 10% earn over: $105,000
Certified filings: 507

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
The University of Iowa	58	$70,000	$67,174 – $73,721
University of Michigan	53	$87,750	$82,000 – $95,795
Johns Hopkins University	52	$74,750	$69,074 – $94,453
University of Maryland College Park	44	$94,764	$79,140 – $107,532
Texas A&M University	41	$62,100	$59,184 – $78,750
Arizona State University	36	$66,492	$61,008 – $72,615
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	29	$98,000	$86,033 – $101,858
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	25	$73,655	$70,000 – $78,228
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	21	$61,732	$58,000 – $70,000
BOR USGA obo Augusta University	18	$66,620	$63,353 – $68,886
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	16	$68,146	$56,842 – $72,248
University of Georgia	13	$63,539	$63,000 – $66,685
Texas A&M Transportation Institute	11	$95,000	$85,326 – $104,852
New York University	10	$79,420	$74,375 – $81,200
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	7	$52,000	$49,903 – $56,000
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	7	$67,473	$66,262 – $68,816
Purdue University	6	$71,552	$70,102 – $74,308
University of California, San Diego	6	$125,400	$121,350 – $125,400
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	5	$72,000	$72,000 – $83,720
The College of William and Mary	5	$62,565	$59,774 – $73,420
University of Maryland	5	$113,907	$110,871 – $113,907
University of Illinois	4	$73,500	$66,500 – $81,114
University of Georgia; OGE	4	$67,995	$65,000 – $75,742
Northern California Institute for Research and Education	3	$95,056	$84,001 – $95,056
Howard University	3	$75,000	$74,000 – $83,012
Indiana University Indianapolis	3	$67,000	$66,000 – $67,000
Indiana University	3	$64,676	$62,838 – $68,338
University of Maryland Center forEnvironmental Science	2	$90,922	$76,384 – $105,461
Morgan State University	2	$88,350	$84,925 – $91,775
University of Florida	2	$67,652	$66,504 – $68,801
Health Research, Inc.	1	$51,305	$51,305 – $51,305
Baylor University	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
The Catholic University of America	1	$98,421	$98,421 – $98,421
Conservation International	1	$82,347	$82,347 – $82,347
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute	1	$59,280	$59,280 – $59,280
Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York, Inc.	1	$94,900	$94,900 – $94,900
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	1	$50,000	$50,000 – $50,000
Nova Southeastern University	1	$54,075	$54,075 – $54,075
Perspective Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$95,000	$95,000 – $95,000
The Nemours Foundation - Nemours Children's Health	1	$70,024	$70,024 – $70,024
University of California, Santa Cruz	1	$158,700	$158,700 – $158,700
UChicago Argonne LLC	1	$84,094	$84,094 – $84,094
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	1	$52,000	$52,000 – $52,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Baltimore, MD	80	$83,878	$71,896 – $101,000
Iowa City, IA	57	$70,000	$67,043 – $73,185
College Station, TX	55	$63,745	$59,184 – $76,346
Ann Arbor, MI	51	$87,750	$81,588 – $95,277
New York, NY	49	$73,616	$59,956 – $78,228
College Park, MD	37	$100,000	$80,000 – $110,000
Tempe, AZ	29	$67,000	$65,000 – $74,460
Augusta, GA	18	$66,620	$63,353 – $68,886
Athens, GA	17	$65,000	$63,440 – $67,600
Greenbelt, MD	8	$104,237	$98,061 – $114,778
Houston, TX	7	$90,780	$66,512 – $106,148
Temple, TX	6	$61,732	$60,751 – $70,933
Bryan, TX	6	$90,154	$79,204 – $94,123
Gloucester Point, VA	5	$62,565	$59,774 – $73,420
La Jolla, CA	5	$125,400	$120,000 – $125,400
Mcallen, TX	5	$49,903	$49,903 – $52,000
West Lafayette, IN	5	$71,552	$71,552 – $75,227
Indianapolis, IN	3	$67,000	$66,000 – $67,000
Gaithersburg, MD	3	$92,549	$85,713 – $99,943
Champaign, IL	3	$67,000	$66,000 – $73,500

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	268	$70,000
Level II	105	$75,000
Level III	93	$88,303
Level IV	19	$81,600

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	82	$67,638
2024	164	$73,758
2025	180	$75,000
2026	81	$76,960