Assistant Research Scientist salary at University of California, San Diego

Based on 4 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $125,400. That is 69% above the $74,330 median across all employers filing this title.

Median

$125,400

25th pct

$124,050

75th pct

$126,675

90th pct

$128,970

Filings

$120,113$130,500

How University of California, San Diego compares

Other employers filing Assistant Research Scientist

Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Johns Hopkins University	24	$75,000	-40%
The University of Iowa	21	$68,395	-45%
University of Maryland, College Park	18	$95,950	-23%
University of Michigan	17	$89,124	-29%
Texas A&M University	16	$70,407	-44%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	15	$93,700	-25%
Arizona State University	14	$65,009	-48%
Texas A&m Agrilife Research	13	$65,146	-48%
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	9	$73,616	-41%
New York University	8	$79,420	-37%
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	6	$66,092	-47%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	6	$52,000	-59%
BOR USGA obo Augusta University	5	$70,000	-44%
University of California, San Diego	4	$125,400	—
Texas A&M Transportation Institute	4	$90,154	-28%
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	4	$67,737	-46%
University of Georgia	4	$65,520	-48%
Northern California Institute for Research and Education	3	$95,056	-24%
Indiana University Indianapolis	3	$67,000	-47%
University of Maryland	2	$106,344	-15%
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	2	$72,000	-43%
University of Georgia; OGE	2	$65,000	-48%
The College of William and Mary	2	$61,170	-51%
Health Research Inc.	2	$49,954	-60%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
La Jolla, CA	$130,500	$130,500	—	H-1B	Jul 18, 2025
La Jolla, CA	$120,000	$120,000	—	H-1B	Dec 30, 2024
La Jolla, CA	$125,400	$95,700	—	H-1B	Nov 1, 2024
La Jolla, CA	$125,400	$95,700	—	H-1B	Oct 31, 2024

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