Research Assistant salary at Washington University

Based on 8 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $56,295. That is 5% above the $53,531 median across all employers filing this title.

Median: $56,295
25th pct: $53,408
75th pct: $56,368
90th pct: $57,043
Filings: 8

How Washington University compares

Other employers filing Research Assistant

Employers filing Research Assistant, compared with Washington University
Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	13	$56,680	+1%
The Rockefeller University	11	$51,000	-9%
Washington University	8	$56,295	—
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	7	$70,000	+24%
Wayne State University	6	$53,564	-5%
North Carolina State University	4	$61,422	+9%
University of North Texas Health Science Center	3	$55,008	-2%
Georgetown University	3	$51,000	-9%
The University of Kansas Medical Center	3	$50,149	-11%
Extrna, INC.	2	$75,550	+34%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	2	$65,999	+17%
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.	2	$61,500	+9%
West Virginia State University Research and Development Corporation	2	$50,500	-10%
The Middle East Institute	2	$50,000	-11%
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research	2	$49,990	-11%
The University of Iowa	2	$49,093	-13%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	2	$45,750	-19%
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	2	$44,346	-21%
Texas A&M University	2	$42,834	-24%
University of Pittsburgh	2	$42,442	-25%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Certified Research Assistant filings at Washington University
Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
St. Louis, MO	$56,222	$53,851	I	H-1B	Sep 23, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$56,368	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jun 26, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$56,368	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jun 26, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$53,531	$53,040	I	H-1B	Apr 18, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$53,040	$53,040	I	H-1B	Mar 12, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$53,040	$53,040	I	H-1B	Feb 12, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$58,616	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jan 16, 2025
St. Louis, MO	$56,368	$56,368	I	H-1B	Dec 17, 2024

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