Research Assistant Professor H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 2,223 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Research Assistant Professor positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $82,499 (median $79,622), with reported wages ranging from $36,379 to $836,232 across 204 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Research Assistant Professor: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL; BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Most filings in: IL, PA, NY.