Assistant Research Scientist H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 1,157 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Assistant Research Scientist positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $73,963 (median $70,000), with reported wages ranging from $41,085 to $756,000 across 64 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Assistant Research Scientist: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. Most filings in: MD, TX, NY.