Assistant Scientist, H-1B salary
What 877 H-1B filings report for “Assistant Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Assistant Scientist?
$65k median H-1B base salary for an Assistant Scientist, typically $52k to $100k, across 877 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Massachusetts at $107k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Massachusetts39$107k+$42k
- 2Maryland76$96k+$31k
- 3Illinois24$90k+$25k
- 4New York56$88k+$23k
- 5Indiana52$65ksame
- 6Florida258$63k−$2k
- 7Wisconsin250$60k−$5k
- 8Pennsylvania37$46k−$19k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $65kfor 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 Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Assistant Scientist roles are University of Wisconsin System, University of Miami, University of Florida, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Johns Hopkins University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Assistant Scientist 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 Wisconsin System143 filings$62k
- 2University of Miami140 filings$65k
- 3University of Florida126 filings$64k
- 4University of Wisconsin-Madison93 filings$57k
- 5Johns Hopkins University74 filings$95k
- 6Indiana University47 filings$65k
- 7Temple University37 filings$46k
- 8Mount Sinai Health System24 filings$70k
- 9Woods Hole Group24 filings$110k
- 10National Radio Astronomy Observatory22 filings$76k
- 11Argonne National Laboratory22 filings$90k
- 12Brookhaven National Laboratory19 filings$106k
- 13Emory University16 filings$54k
- 14Morgridge Institute for Research13 filings$72k
- 15Henry Ford Health System12 filings$115k
- 16Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy11 filings$90k
- 17University of Rochester8 filings$85k
- 18Marine Biological Laboratory6 filings$95k
- 19Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ. Indianapolis5 filings$62k
- 20Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates5 filings$112k
- 21Space Telescope Science Institute3 filings$105k
- 22Kansas State University3 filings$37k
- 23Getty Center3 filings$69k
- 24University of Kansas3 filings$81k
- 25University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine2 filings$56k
- 26University of South Carolina2 filings$53k
- 27Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary2 filings$118k
- 28Berg1 filings$83k
- 29Brigham and Women's Hospital1 filings$61k
- 30California Institute of Technology1 filings$60k
- 31Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies1 filings$125k
- 32Fordoz Pharma1 filings$60k
- 33Georgetown University1 filings$75k
- 34Health-Ade1 filings$47k
- 35Glidewell Dental1 filings$62k
- 36PPD Development1 filings$41k
- 37Southern Illinois University Carbondale1 filings$44k
- 38Texas Biomedical Research Institute1 filings$91k
- 39Woodwell Climate Research Center1 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
1,118 filings carry “Assistant Scientist” in the title, across 49 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Research Assistant Scientist80 filings$69k
- 2Assistant Scientist III35 filings$60k
- 3Adjunct Assistant Scientist17 filings$58k
- 4Assistant Scientist II15 filings$82k
- 5Assistant Scientist I8 filings$53k
- 6Manager, Assistant Scientist8 filings$101k
- 7Assistant Scientist, Bioinformatics7 filings$75k
- 8Assistant Professor/Assistant Scientist6 filings$112k
- 9Assistant Scientist/Astronomy4 filings$76k
- 10Assistant Scientist Scholar4 filings$85k
- 11Visiting Assistant Scientist4 filings$72k
- 12Assistant Scientist - Academic Research3 filings$54k
Figures are for the exact title “Assistant 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.