Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Assistant Professor/Research Scientist
Occupation profile for Assistant Professor/Research Scientist covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,800.
- FY2026 certified median
- $128,800
- Total filings
- 10
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $128,800–$128,800
- Top employer
- Yale University
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $145,000 | $130,000 | $147,500 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $128,245 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $128,800 | $128,800 | $128,800 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Yale University8 filings
- Rush University Medical Center2 filings
Top cities
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 25-1042 | $65,380 | $88,540 | $111,700 | $134,860 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1042 | $85,550 | $109,533 | $133,494 | $157,477 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-1042 | $62,837 | $78,458 | $94,078 | $109,699 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 19-1029 | $81,578 | $104,936 | $128,294 | $151,653 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 19-2021 | $74,110 | $95,534 | $116,938 | $138,362 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 19-2042 | $60,819 | $64,189 | $67,538 | $70,907 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 25-1051 | $100,250 | $135,473 | $170,697 | $205,920 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 25-1054 | $71,180 | $99,897 | $128,613 | $157,330 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 25-1071 | $62,160 | $104,653 | $147,147 | $189,640 |