Research Assistant, H-1B salary
What 1,290 H-1B filings report for “Research Assistant” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Assistant?
$48k median H-1B base salary for a Research Assistant, typically $35k to $67k, across 1,290 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $56k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York223$56k+$8k
- 2Maryland26$55k+$7k
- 3North Carolina39$53k+$5k
- 4California53$52k+$4k
- 5Missouri58$51k+$3k
- 6Massachusetts80$50k+$2k
- 7Michigan117$50k+$2k
- 8Pennsylvania83$50k+$2k
- 9Virginia27$48ksame
- 10District of Columbia61$48ksame
- 11Illinois22$47k−$1k
- 12Ohio147$46k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $48kfor 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 a Research Assistant?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Assistant roles are Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Wayne State University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Washington University, and National Bureau of Economic Research, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Assistant filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center107 filings$47k
- 2Wayne State University96 filings$50k
- 3Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center77 filings$65k
- 4Washington University54 filings$51k
- 5National Bureau of Economic Research50 filings$50k
- 6The Rockefeller University42 filings$50k
- 7The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia30 filings$47k
- 8North Carolina State University29 filings$53k
- 9University of Iowa27 filings$45k
- 10Texas A&M University26 filings$32k
- 11University of Kansas25 filings$41k
- 12University of Oregon23 filings$50k
- 13Case Western Reserve University22 filings$46k
- 14University of Pittsburgh18 filings$35k
- 15The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research18 filings$43k
- 16Texas A&M AgriLife18 filings$35k
- 17Georgetown University17 filings$48k
- 18University of Arkansas17 filings$41k
- 19Kansas State University15 filings$40k
- 20Research Foundation of CUNY14 filings$60k
- 21Tower Health Medical Group13 filings$235k
- 22University of North Texas Health Science Center12 filings$40k
- 23The University of Tennessee Health Science Center10 filings$38k
- 24University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center10 filings$46k
- 25University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio9 filings$33k
- 26The Catholic University of America9 filings$75k
- 27Yerezhepova Law8 filings$56k
- 28Virginia Commonwealth University8 filings$40k
- 29Wake Forest University8 filings$63k
- 30Thomas Jefferson University7 filings$52k
- 31Vanderbilt University7 filings$50k
- 32Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene7 filings$40k
- 33The Roskamp Institute7 filings$32k
- 34University of Chicago7 filings$47k
- 35Arkansas State University7 filings$45k
- 36Henry Ford Health System7 filings$32k
- 37University at Albany7 filings$53k
- 38University of Cincinnati6 filings$41k
- 39Metropolitan Museum of Art6 filings$43k
- 40Columbia University6 filings$47k
- 41Nationwide Children's Hospital6 filings$35k
- 42Urban Institute6 filings$45k
- 43Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation6 filings$35k
- 44Boston Children's Hospital5 filings$40k
- 45Chapin Hall Center for Children5 filings$55k
- 46Fort Valley State University5 filings$32k
- 47The Methodist Hospital Research Institute5 filings$43k
- 48ICF5 filings$60k
- 49Norwich Pharmaceuticals5 filings$60k
- 50Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station5 filings$26k
Related titles in this family
6,795 filings carry “Research Assistant” in the title, across 446 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Research Assistant Professor3,169 filings$77k
- 2Research Assistant II306 filings$45k
- 3Post-Doctoral Research Assistant232 filings$55k
- 4Senior Research Assistant229 filings$54k
- 5Research Assistant I159 filings$44k
- 6Visiting Research Assistant Professor103 filings$61k
- 7Research Assistant III100 filings$53k
- 8Research Assistant Scientist80 filings$69k
- 9Professional Research Assistant76 filings$45k
- 10Clinical Research Assistant56 filings$47k
- 11Faculty Research Assistant51 filings$56k
- 12Social Science Research Assistant41 filings$46k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Assistant”; 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.