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Assistant Research Professor H-1B salaries

Employers filed 478 certified H-1B applications for Assistant Research Professor roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $80,000.

Median salary offered
$80,000
Middle half earn
$70,000 to $93,563
Top 10% earn over
$110,000
Certified filings
478

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
The Pennsylvania State University90$70,830$66,000 – $79,377
Indiana University Indianapolis46$79,169$69,600 – $82,475
University of Connecticut33$74,901$65,998 – $80,000
University of Maryland College Park31$96,741$89,804 – $105,706
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis24$70,000$65,648 – $80,625
The Curators of the University of Missouri22$60,380$52,605 – $70,596
The University of Arizona21$101,400$83,753 – $110,000
Mississippi State University20$84,000$80,000 – $90,458
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey18$93,588$90,423 – $102,625
North Carolina State University16$81,200$73,870 – $90,115
Auburn University12$88,840$82,295 – $96,221
Johns Hopkins University8$116,123$106,089 – $136,250
Duke University8$87,500$76,000 – $96,688
Arizona State University7$80,000$73,775 – $87,910
Emory University7$125,000$100,000 – $126,236
University of Notre Dame du Lac7$73,861$72,862 – $79,485
W.M. Rice University6$90,768$72,884 – $100,000
Saint Louis University6$85,000$80,000 – $90,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology6$66,510$65,520 – $73,125
Cornell University6$97,138$91,250 – $101,319
Worcester Polytechnic Institute6$68,000$63,750 – $70,750
University of Colorado Denver5$70,450$66,685 – $73,965
Institute for Cancer Research5$75,500$73,500 – $120,000
Georgetown University4$103,000$91,749 – $112,181
City of Hope National Medical Center4$124,404$122,196 – $127,092
Northeastern University4$110,000$105,000 – $123,750
University of South Florida4$91,853$76,712 – $97,984
Drexel University4$67,500$62,500 – $72,939
The George Washington University4$88,430$76,700 – $106,250
University of New Hampshire2$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth2$75,000$75,000 – $75,000
Indiana University2$74,083$68,874 – $79,292
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope2$132,145$128,274 – $136,016
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2$92,700$92,700 – $92,700
University of North Dakota2$118,652$114,326 – $122,978
New Jersey Institute of Technology2$70,500$70,250 – $70,750
Louisiana State University and A&M College2$74,814$71,907 – $77,721
Clemson University2$70,714$66,071 – $75,357
Desert Research Institute2$98,640$98,460 – $98,820
Rowan University2$84,484$79,727 – $89,242
University of Central Florida2$99,029$99,029 – $99,029
The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City1$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
East Tennessee State University1$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Florida Atlantic University1$114,593$114,593 – $114,593
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
Florida International University1$81,377$81,377 – $81,377
Florida Institute of Technology1$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
Paine College1$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
South Dakota State University1$80,280$80,280 – $80,280
The Ohio University1$97,176$97,176 – $97,176

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
University Park, PA87$71,004$66,000 – $79,254
Indianapolis, IN69$74,909$67,000 – $82,500
Storrs, CT31$73,500$65,998 – $80,000
Columbia, MO20$60,380$53,815 – $68,987
College Park, MD17$95,285$85,800 – $104,292
Raleigh, NC17$80,000$73,000 – $90,000
Tucson, AZ16$95,105$81,536 – $106,250
Riverdale, MD12$100,756$95,973 – $107,120
Piscataway, NJ12$96,794$89,712 – $121,050
Auburn, AL12$88,840$82,295 – $96,221
Mississippi State, MS11$82,500$77,500 – $85,000
Durham, NC8$87,500$76,000 – $96,688
Baltimore, MD8$116,123$106,089 – $136,250
Atlanta, GA7$125,000$100,000 – $126,236
Philadelphia, PA7$73,500$73,000 – $97,750
Rolla, MO7$67,500$65,520 – $76,092
Notre Dame, IN7$73,861$72,862 – $79,485
Worcester, MA6$68,000$63,750 – $70,750
Washington, DC6$88,430$76,380 – $118,750
Saint Louis, MO6$85,000$80,000 – $90,000

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I223$74,160
Level II95$82,329
Level III88$95,124
Level IV10$96,350

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202358$70,638
2024170$80,000
2025173$80,628
202677$84,500