Assistant Specialist, H-1B salary
What 239 H-1B filings report for “Assistant Specialist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Assistant Specialist?
$58k median H-1B base salary for an Assistant Specialist, typically $49k to $78k, across 239 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Hawaii at $99k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Hawaii20$99k+$41k
- 2California212$56k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $58kfor 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 Specialist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Assistant Specialist roles are University of California, San Francisco; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Davis; University of California, Riverside; and University of Hawaii, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Assistant Specialist 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 Francisco80 filings$58k
- 2University of California, Irvine38 filings$53k
- 3University of California, Davis37 filings$57k
- 4University of California, Riverside31 filings$54k
- 5University of Hawaii20 filings$99k
- 6University of California, Berkeley8 filings$63k
- 7University of California, Santa Barbara7 filings$57k
- 8International Students and Scholars4 filings$54k
- 9University of Kansas3 filings$76k
- 10University of California, Santa Cruz3 filings$61k
- 11University of Arizona3 filings$88k
- 12University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources3 filings$66k
- 13Oregon Health & Science University1 filings$93k
- 14University of California, Los Angeles1 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
273 filings carry “Assistant Specialist” in the title, across 13 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Assistant Specialist in the Cooperative Extension17 filings$90k
- 2Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension4 filings$93k
- 3Assistant Specialist, Research Data Management3 filings$63k
- 4Assistant Specialist Step 32 filings$68k
- 51. Assistant Specialist1 filings$55k
- 6Assistant Specialist Cooperative Extension1 filings$112k
- 7Assistant Specialist, Plant Sciences1 filings$85k
- 8Assistant Specialist-Technology/Software Developer1 filings$86k
- 9Executive Assistant (Specialist Research Assistant)1 filings$73k
- 10Physicians Assistant, Specialist1 filings$117k
- 11Research Assistant, Specialist1 filings$120k
- 12Senior Research Associate-Assistant Specialist1 filings$70k
Figures are for the exact title “Assistant Specialist”; 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.