Assistant Academic Research Scientist, H-1B salary
What 183 H-1B filings report for “Assistant Academic Research Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Assistant Academic Research Scientist?
$63k median H-1B base salary for an Assistant Academic Research Scientist, typically $54k to $72k, across 183 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Georgia183$63ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $63kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Emory University183 filings$63k
Related titles in this family
186 filings carry “Assistant Academic Research Scientist” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Assistant Academic Research Scientists2 filings$58k
- 2Assistant Academic Research Scientist- Som1 filings$53k
Figures are for the exact title “Assistant Academic Research Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.