Assistant Research Scientist visa sponsorship salary

Across 216 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Assistant Research Scientist is $74,330. The middle half of filings fall between $65,000 and $88,500, and the top decile begins at $105,000. Classified under SOC 17-2051.00 (Civil Engineers).

Median

$74,330

25th pct

$65,000

75th pct

$88,500

90th pct

$105,000

Filings

216

$48,603$123,751

Who pays what for Assistant Research Scientist

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Johns Hopkins University	24	$69,074	$75,000	$87,358
The University of Iowa	21	$63,856	$68,395	$71,198
University of Maryland, College Park	18	$83,323	$95,950	$107,474
University of Michigan	17	$84,858	$89,124	$97,178
Texas A&M University	16	$59,184	$70,407	$79,968
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	15	$83,195	$93,700	$101,429
Arizona State University	14	$59,987	$65,009	$74,460
Texas A&m Agrilife Research	13	$58,000	$65,146	$72,000
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	9	$65,000	$73,616	$78,228
New York University	8	$74,725	$79,420	$79,565
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	6	$55,831	$66,092	$75,816
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	6	$50,427	$52,000	$58,000
BOR USGA obo Augusta University	5	$66,000	$70,000	$73,400
University of California, San Diego	4	$124,050	$125,400	$126,675
Texas A&M Transportation Institute	4	$88,562	$90,154	$96,066
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	4	$67,355	$67,737	$72,320
University of Georgia	4	$63,440	$65,520	$70,700
Northern California Institute for Research and Education	3	$84,001	$95,056	$95,056
Indiana University Indianapolis	3	$66,000	$67,000	$67,000
University of Maryland	2	$104,080	$106,344	$108,608
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	2	$72,000	$72,000	$72,000
University of Georgia; OGE	2	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000
The College of William and Mary	2	$60,472	$61,170	$61,867
Health Research Inc.	2	$49,279	$49,954	$50,630

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$77,126	I	Sep 30, 2025
University of Maryland, College Park	Greenbelt, MD	$101,000	III	Sep 30, 2025
University of Maryland	College Park, MD	$101,816	III	Sep 29, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$66,300	I	Sep 29, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$105,000	II	Sep 24, 2025
Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$54,075	I	Sep 24, 2025
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	$65,000	I	Sep 23, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$135,000	III	Sep 19, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$89,124	I	Sep 16, 2025
Texas A&m Agrilife Research	Temple, TX	$75,608	II	Sep 12, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$89,137	—	Sep 11, 2025
University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	$90,900	I	Sep 10, 2025
The University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	$67,840	I	Sep 9, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$89,124	I	Sep 9, 2025
Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ	$75,000	I	Sep 8, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$99,333	IV	Sep 5, 2025
Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	$62,000	I	Sep 4, 2025
University of Georgia	Athens, GA	$67,600	II	Sep 3, 2025
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Mcallen, TX	$52,000	I	Sep 3, 2025
The University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	$80,400	II	Aug 29, 2025
University of Georgia; OGE	Athens, GA	$65,000	I	Aug 29, 2025
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Mcallen, TX	$52,000	I	Aug 29, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$105,000	I	Aug 26, 2025
Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	$56,500	II	Aug 25, 2025
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	College Station, TX	$67,473	III	Aug 21, 2025

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.