Assistant Researcher, H-1B salary
What 350 H-1B filings report for “Assistant Researcher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Assistant Researcher?
$86k median H-1B base salary for an Assistant Researcher, typically $55k to $110k, across 350 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Hawaii at $100k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Hawaii31$100k+$14k
- 2California249$89k+$3k
- 3Wisconsin51$56k−$30k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $86kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Assistant Researcher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Assistant Researcher roles are University of California, San Francisco; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; University of Wisconsin-Madison; and University of Hawaii, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Assistant Researcher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of California, San Francisco73 filings$87k
- 2University of California, Los Angeles63 filings$81k
- 3University of California, Berkeley50 filings$95k
- 4University of Wisconsin-Madison30 filings$55k
- 5University of Hawaii30 filings$102k
- 6University of California, Riverside23 filings$91k
- 7University of Wisconsin System22 filings$57k
- 8University of California, Davis19 filings$97k
- 9University of California, Santa Cruz10 filings$94k
- 10University of California, Irvine9 filings$90k
- 11University of Kansas9 filings$47k
- 12TTi Global3 filings$84k
- 13University of California, Santa Barbara3 filings$100k
- 14Human Rights Watch1 filings$60k
- 15Los Angeles Biomedical Research Inst. at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center1 filings$47k
- 16Nitto Denko Avecia1 filings$78k
- 17Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii1 filings$60k
- 18University of Arizona1 filings$33k
- 19Tufts University1 filings$47k
Related titles in this family
401 filings carry “Assistant Researcher” in the title, across 23 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Visiting Assistant Researcher17 filings$81k
- 2Assistant Researcher Senior10 filings$59k
- 3Assistant Researcher Step III2 filings$95k
- 4Healthcare Doctors Assistant/Researcher2 filings$54k
- 5Soest Assistant Researcher (Climate Dynamics)2 filings$72k
- 6Soest Assistant Researcher (Climate Variability & Change)2 filings$64k
- 7Assistant Researcher and Lecturer1 filings$93k
- 8Assistant Researcher (Assistant Astronomer)1 filings$120k
- 9Assistant Researcher-Biostatistician1 filings$66k
- 10Assistant Researcher (Linac/Fel, Pueo & Belle II Projects)1 filings$78k
- 11Assistant Researcher of Ant Group Research Institute1 filings$238k
- 12Assistant Researcher, Petroleum Engineering1 filings$54k
Figures are for the exact title “Assistant Researcher”; 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.