H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Assistant Research Scientist covers 561 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $76,590.

FY2026 certified median
$76,590
Total filings
561
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$69,162–$94,453
Top employer
Johns Hopkins University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024181$72,000$65,000$82,674
FY2025202$74,900$65,323$88,538
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)178$76,590$69,162$94,453

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Research ScientistFY2024 $72,000; FY2025 $74,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,590$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$72,000FY2025$74,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$76,590Certified median offer, Assistant Research ScientistFY2024 $72,000; FY2025 $74,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,590$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$72,000FY2025$74,900FY2026*$76,590
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Johns Hopkins University58 filings
  2. The University of Iowa58 filings
  3. University of Michigan55 filings
  4. University of Maryland College Park52 filings
  5. Texas A&M University46 filings
  6. Arizona State University37 filings
  7. University of Maryland, Baltimore County35 filings
  8. NYU Grossman School of Medicine29 filings
  9. Texas A&M AgriLife Research23 filings
  10. BOR USGA obo Augusta University19 filings

Top cities

  1. Baltimore91 filings
  2. College Station63 filings
  3. Iowa City57 filings
  4. New York54 filings
  5. Ann Arbor53 filings
  6. College Park44 filings
  7. Tempe30 filings
  8. Athens20 filings
  9. Augusta19 filings
  10. Greenbelt9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Johns Hopkins University · Assistant Research Scientist58 filings
  2. The University of Iowa · Assistant Research Scientist58 filings
  3. University of Michigan · Assistant Research Scientist55 filings
  4. University of Maryland College Park · Assistant Research Scientist52 filings
  5. Texas A&M University · Assistant Research Scientist46 filings
  6. Arizona State University · Assistant Research Scientist37 filings
  7. University of Maryland, Baltimore County · Assistant Research Scientist35 filings
  8. NYU Grossman School of Medicine · Assistant Research Scientist29 filings
  9. Texas A&M AgriLife Research · Assistant Research Scientist23 filings
  10. BOR USGA obo Augusta University · Assistant Research Scientist19 filings

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.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698019-1042$66,248$74,963$83,678$92,394
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCArea 1226019-1042$54,642$76,045$97,427$118,830
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-2012$108,035$137,779$167,502$197,246
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1029$52,333$68,994$85,654$102,315
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2021$84,011$105,622$127,234$148,845
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2012$114,254$141,814$169,395$196,955
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1021$66,394$82,971$99,549$116,126
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1029$76,606$96,283$115,981$135,658