Texas A&M AgriLife Research

H-1B pay data: 226 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.

226
certified positions
$55,000
Median pay
$50,000
25th pct
$64,736
75th pct
$88,947
90th pct
$47,483
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026

Salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedian salaryTypical range
Postdoctoral Research Associate115$53,000$48,754 – $60,000
Assistant Research Scientist26$60,000$51,949 – $74,804
Assistant Professor13$103,245$83,338 – $123,053
Research Associate12$47,432$44,201 – $54,883
Associate Research Scientist8$65,498$59,153 – $82,000
Research Scientist6$80,010$69,308 – $90,623
Senior Research Scientist5$90,000$85,000 – $103,656
Research Specialist I4$50,147$48,226 – $54,444
Senior Research Associate4$65,100$54,202 – $551,111
Laboratory Coordinator I3$37,584$36,317 – $40,897
Manager2$58,000$51,600 – $64,400
Research Assistant2$43,382$40,713 – $46,050
Assistant Curator1$50,000$50,000 – $50,000
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist1$95,000$95,000 – $95,000
Curator1$58,000$58,000 – $58,000
Deputy Chief of Party1$145,000$145,000 – $145,000
Director1$344,531$344,531 – $344,531
Laboratory Manager1$63,000$63,000 – $63,000
Manager, Digital Accessibility Officer1$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
Post Doctoal Research Associate1$50,000$50,000 – $50,000
Post Doctoral Research Associate1$42,522$42,522 – $42,522
Postdoctoral Research Fellow1$58,608$58,608 – $58,608
Postdoctoral Researcher1$50,004$50,004 – $50,004
Program Coordinator IP91$46,900$46,900 – $46,900
Program Director1$100,000$100,000 – $100,000

Showing the top 25 of 38 job titles.

Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.

$46,717
Median prevailing wage

Sponsorship score: 48 / 100 — Moderate sponsor

How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →

226
H-1B LCA filings
5
PERM certifications
0.0%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.02
PERM per H-1B filing

Components: volume 19 · trend 9 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 0. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-9%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.

$47,483$55,000 median$88,947

Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 52.0%

2022-Q4: $49,440 (19 positions)2023-Q1: $53,860 (13 positions)2023-Q2: $51,000 (13 positions)2023-Q3: $51,000 (22 positions)2023-Q4: $55,000 (15 positions)2024-Q1: $51,964 (18 positions)2024-Q2: $52,000 (15 positions)2024-Q3: $53,500 (20 positions)2024-Q4: $61,732 (15 positions)2025-Q1: $59,000 (14 positions)2025-Q2: $55,200 (18 positions)2025-Q3: $60,000 (15 positions)2025-Q4: $57,968 (12 positions)2026-Q1: $54,030 (7 positions)2026-Q2: $75,149 (10 positions)2022-Q42026-Q2$79,005$45,584

Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings

Level I · Entry — 151 (67%), med $53,000Level II · Qualified — 41 (18%), med $63,072Level III · Experienced — 28 (12%), med $88,947Level IV · Fully competent — 6 (3%), med $103,728

Pay by role

RolePositionsMedianVs prevailing wage
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013
52$53,498+15% · Above prevailing wage
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
19-1029
49$52,479+30% · Above prevailing wage
Hydrologists
19-2043
14$57,032+1% · Around prevailing wage
Animal Scientists
19-1011
12$52,500+8% · Above prevailing wage
Biological Technicians
19-4021
9$50,000—
Agricultural Engineers
17-2021
8$68,107—
Food Scientists and Technologists
19-1012
8$50,000—
Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1021
8$60,000—
Economists
19-3011
7$74,970—
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
19-1042
6$57,910—
Microbiologists
19-1022
5$50,400—
Precision Agriculture Technicians
19-4012
4$46,033—
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
19-2099
4$63,063—
Clinical Research Coordinators
11-9121
4$85,000—
Physicists
19-2012
3$78,616—
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
19-3099
3$60,000—
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
19-2041
3$59,405—
Dietitians and Nutritionists
29-1031
2$54,000—
Software Developers, Non R&D
15-1295
2$65,356—
Life Scientists, All Other
19-1099
2$84,523—
Instructional Coordinators
25-9031
2$73,000—
Curators
25-4012
2$54,000—
Health Education Specialists
21-1091
2$402,999—
Conservation Scientists
19-1031
2$52,015—
Social Science Research Assistants
19-4061
2$56,536—

Pay by state

StatePositionsMedian
Texas223$55,000
Maryland1$59,000
South Dakota1$50,000
Arizona1$82,000
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.

All filings

Texas A&M AgriLife Research has 226 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer