Assistant Research Scientist salary at The University of Iowa

Based on 21 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $68,395. That is 8% below the $74,330 median across all employers filing this title.

Median

$68,395

25th pct

$63,856

75th pct

$71,198

90th pct

$80,400

Filings

$56,742$82,212

How The University of Iowa compares

Other employers filing Assistant Research Scientist

Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Johns Hopkins University	24	$75,000	+10%
The University of Iowa	21	$68,395	—
University of Maryland, College Park	18	$95,950	+40%
University of Michigan	17	$89,124	+30%
Texas A&M University	16	$70,407	+3%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	15	$93,700	+37%
Arizona State University	14	$65,009	-5%
Texas A&m Agrilife Research	13	$65,146	-5%
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	9	$73,616	+8%
New York University	8	$79,420	+16%
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	6	$66,092	-3%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	6	$52,000	-24%
BOR USGA obo Augusta University	5	$70,000	+2%
University of California, San Diego	4	$125,400	+83%
Texas A&M Transportation Institute	4	$90,154	+32%
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	4	$67,737	-1%
University of Georgia	4	$65,520	-4%
Northern California Institute for Research and Education	3	$95,056	+39%
Indiana University Indianapolis	3	$67,000	-2%
University of Maryland	2	$106,344	+55%
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	2	$72,000	+5%
University of Georgia; OGE	2	$65,000	-5%
The College of William and Mary	2	$61,170	-11%
Health Research Inc.	2	$49,954	-27%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
Iowa City, IA	$67,840	$64,459	I	H-1B	Sep 9, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$80,400	$68,078	II	H-1B	Aug 29, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$81,916	$79,934	II	H-1B	Aug 21, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$70,344	$52,915	I	H-1B	Jul 29, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$56,742	$56,742	I	H-1B	Jul 18, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$56,742	$56,742	I	H-1B	Jul 18, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$56,742	$56,742	I	H-1B	Jul 18, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$56,742	$56,742	I	H-1B	Jul 18, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$71,198	$62,941	I	H-1B	Jun 20, 2025
Iowa Ciy, IA	$73,900	$54,725	II	H-1B	Mar 19, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$66,229	$50,606	II	H-1B	Mar 13, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$70,992	$45,822	I	H-1B	Mar 13, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$72,695	$62,941	I	H-1B	Mar 6, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$70,000	$51,355	I	H-1B	Jan 21, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$70,000	$62,941	I	H-1B	Jan 16, 2025
Iowa City, IA	$82,751	$74,006	II	H-1B	Dec 27, 2024
Iowa City, IA	$67,596	$62,941	I	H-1B	Dec 13, 2024
Iowa City, IA	$65,500	$62,941	I	H-1B	Dec 13, 2024
Iowa City, IA	$63,856	$60,590	II	H-1B	Oct 28, 2024
Iowa City, IA	$63,856	$60,590	II	H-1B	Oct 28, 2024
Iowa City, IA	$68,395	$50,045	I	H-1B	Oct 11, 2024

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