Assistant Research Professor H-1B Salary

589 certified H-1B filings list the job title Assistant Research Professor (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $80,000; the middle half of filings fall between $69,203 and $92,571. The largest sponsor for this title is The Pennsylvania State University (114 filings).

589
certified filings
$80,000
Median base salary
$69,203
25th pct
$92,571
75th pct
$112,410
90th pct
$63,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$63,000$80,000 median$112,410

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026108$83,640
FY2025157$80,000
FY2024154$80,000
FY2023170$75,508

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
University Park, PA99$70,080
Indianapolis, IN80$72,300
Storrs, CT37$74,845
Tucson, AZ21$82,000
Raleigh, NC19$80,000
Columbia, MO18$62,440
Auburn, AL15$90,000
College Park, MD15$96,000
Piscataway, NJ13$90,423
Durham, NC11$83,000
Mississippi State, MS11$82,500
Riverdale, MD11$100,230
Washington, DC11$80,000
Starkville, MS10$86,700
Rolla, MO9$65,520
Tempe, AZ9$80,000
Duarte, CA8$123,586
Ithaca, NY8$101,000
Notre Dame, IN8$73,362
Philadelphia, PA8$74,500

Assistant Research Professor salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
The Pennsylvania State University114$70,080
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis48$70,000
University of Connecticut42$74,845
Indiana University Indianapolis40$77,484
University of Maryland College Park33$96,741
Mississippi State University26$85,000
The University of Arizona26$84,500
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey21$90,743
The Curators of the University of Missouri21$64,490
North Carolina State University17$82,400
Auburn University15$90,000
Duke University11$90,000
Arizona State University10$80,950
Cornell University9$100,000
University of Notre Dame du Lac9$73,861
Johns Hopkins University8$115,749
The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology8$65,520
Emory University7$100,000
W.M. Rice University7$95,680
City of Hope National Medical Center6$123,586
Georgetown University6$90,000
Saint Louis University6$85,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute6$68,000
Drexel University5$72,500
Institute for Cancer Research5$75,500
Loyola Marymount University5$150,000
The George Washington University5$76,860
University of Colorado Denver5$70,450
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope3$124,404
New Jersey Institute of Technology3$71,000
University of Arizona3$85,000
University of North Dakota3$110,000
Clemson University2$70,714
CU Denver2$84,975
Desert Research Institute2$98,640
Duke University and Health System2$76,922
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY2$113,946
Indiana University2$74,083
Louisiana State University and A&M College2$74,814
Montana State University2$55,660
Northeastern University2$127,500
Northern Arizona University2$78,155
Rowan University2$84,484
The University of Kansas2$86,910
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2$92,700
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA2$99,029
University of Colorado2$123,322
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth2$75,000
University of South Florida2$67,701
East Tennessee State University1$85,000

Related job titles

Research Assistant Professor $82,500Assistant Professor/Research $83,232Assistant Professor of Research $70,000Assistant Professor $106,667Research Assistant $53,336Clinical Assistant Professor $184,800Assistant Research Scientist $72,492Assistant Teaching Professor $79,393Visiting Assistant Professor $70,000Assistant Professor - Clinical $235,702

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer