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Senior Research Assistant, H-1B salary

What 229 H-1B filings report for “Senior Research Assistant” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Research Assistant?

$54k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Research Assistant, typically $38k to $74k, across 229 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $75k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$38k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$45k–$62k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$54,000
229 filings
Top (p90)
$74k
90th percentile
p10 $38k
median $54k
p90 $74k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York23$75k+$21k
  • 2Texas110$54ksame
  • 3Tennessee28$38k−$16k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $54kfor 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 Senior Research Assistant?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Research Assistant roles are Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Oregon Health & Science University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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

Related titles in this family

254 filings carry “Senior Research Assistant” in the title, across 13 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.