Research Assistant H-1B Salary

380 certified H-1B filings list the job title Research Assistant (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $53,336; the middle half of filings fall between $48,314 and $61,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (38 filings).

380
certified filings
$53,336
Median base salary
$48,314
25th pct
$61,000
75th pct
$71,672
90th pct
$41,180
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 November 2026
$41,180$53,336 median$71,672

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202675$56,202
FY202599$54,101
FY2024100$53,170
FY2023106$51,168

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
New York, NY59$64,000
Cincinnati, OH35$55,619
Detroit, MI19$52,070
St. Louis, MO17$50,856
Cleveland, OH13$46,035
Iowa City, IA13$47,000
Washington, DC13$51,769
Raleigh, NC10$59,686
St Louis, MO10$54,766
Philadelphia, PA9$53,269
Pittsburgh, PA9$39,686
Cambridge, MA6$69,500
Fort Worth, TX6$47,964
Greenbelt, MD5$91,000
Houston, TX5$59,946
Kansas City, KS5$49,920
Winston-Salem, NC5$64,896
Jonesboro, AR4$47,978
Nashville, TN4$49,046
Richmond, VA4$40,000

Research Assistant salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center38$56,080
Washington University33$53,040
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center27$68,000
The Rockefeller University20$50,500
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY19$53,581
The University of Iowa16$46,411
Case Western Reserve University15$46,035
North Carolina State University12$59,983
University of Pittsburgh8$39,686
Yerezhepova Law, PC8$55,650
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.7$60,500
Research Foundation of CUNY7$79,040
The Catholic University of America6$89,209
Vanderbilt University6$50,409
Georgetown University5$51,000
Texas A&M University5$37,536
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia5$53,269
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER5$49,920
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio5$33,509
Arkansas State University4$47,978
Chapin Hall Center for Children4$55,000
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences4$44,910
University of Oregon4$53,539
Virginia Commonwealth University4$40,000
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center4$65,181
Kansas State University3$43,963
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center3$39,720
University of North Texas Health Science Center-Fort Worth3$40,920
University of North Texas Health Science Center3$55,008
BIOTEX, INC2$69,809
BPG Bio Inc.2$63,500
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace2$52,000
Center for Growth and Opportunity2$51,588
China Labor Watch Inc.2$59,120
Exeter Associates, Inc.2$72,000
EXTRNA, INC.2$75,550
Henry Ford Health System2$31,938
Institute for Child Success, Inc.2$59,000
Michigan Technological University2$57,491
NEC Laboratories America, Inc.2$97,500
Oakland University2$58,128
Prairie View A&M University2$45,159
Start Early2$65,344
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON2$53,996
Temple University--A Commonwealth University2$44,346
Texas A&M AgriLife Research2$43,382
Texas Children's Hospital2$55,973
THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH2$49,990
The Florida State University2$60,531
THE MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE2$50,000

Related job titles

Research Assistant Professor $82,500Assistant Research Scientist $72,492Assistant Research Professor $80,000Senior Research Assistant $59,391Research Assistant II $57,138Assistant Professor/Research $83,232Assistant Academic Research Scientist $66,685Post-Doctoral Research Assistant $60,000Assistant Professor of Research $70,000Assistant Professor $106,667

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