SponsorWage

Research Assistant Professor visa sponsorship salary

Across 419 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Research Assistant Professor is $85,000. The middle half of filings fall between $75,000 and $100,675, and the top decile begins at $120,000. Classified under SOC 19-1042.00 (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists).

This is one of many job titles filed under Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. That page pools every variant, so its figures rest on far more filings than this one.

Median
$85,000
25th pct
$75,000
75th pct
$100,675
90th pct
$120,000
Filings
419

Who pays what for Research Assistant Professor

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Research Assistant Professor, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
Northwestern University38$80,000$88,191$100,075
University of Pittsburgh24$74,651$80,000$98,175
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska14$71,625$79,437$87,903
The University of Virginia13$82,500$90,000$118,000
University of Florida13$75,000$78,540$90,000
Clemson University13$66,851$76,648$84,100
The University of Tennessee11$95,037$102,000$106,250
Washington State University10$84,120$85,000$111,824
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania9$97,750$110,000$120,000
Texas A&M University9$80,000$90,000$124,800
Vanderbilt University9$75,000$84,028$95,000
University of Utah8$98,000$107,500$117,500
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill8$71,329$105,675$120,000
The Ohio State University8$103,750$105,000$108,500
University of Washington7$117,126$123,756$124,506
University of Michigan7$79,258$79,706$85,293
University of Houston7$71,000$72,000$82,500
University of Rochester7$59,000$60,000$70,694
University of Illinois6$89,395$91,645$93,290
University of Miami5$110,379$120,000$123,054
Trustees of Boston University5$88,400$97,000$120,000
Iowa State University of Science and Technology5$87,651$87,924$117,707
University of New Mexico5$78,679$80,000$86,889
Washington University5$75,000$75,000$84,989
Florida International University5$72,000$74,685$80,000
University of Illinois Chicago5$65,000$67,000$72,828
George Mason University4$92,426$105,250$114,853
Old Dominion University4$80,000$103,000$127,000
University of Alaska4$93,761$102,835$113,043
Tufts University4$92,052$101,074$108,362
Purdue University4$95,960$99,250$102,624
The University of Southern California4$73,648$91,878$128,872
University of Maryland, Baltimore County4$79,595$87,230$98,750
Albert Einstein College of Medicine4$80,916$87,200$101,113
University of North Dakota4$74,010$85,673$96,000
The University of Toledo4$67,735$70,495$72,463
North Dakota State University4$59,200$60,189$64,084
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center3$108,482$131,955$161,897
Trustees of Dartmouth College3$83,500$92,000$92,500
Oregon Health & Science University3$89,784$89,784$108,402
West Virginia University3$85,505$86,010$87,436
University of North Texas3$77,400$79,800$95,025
Lurie Children's Medical Group, Inc.3$76,960$76,960$76,960
Syracuse University3$70,337$75,863$78,721
University of Nevada, Reno3$65,967$71,006$78,383
Michigan Technological University3$65,708$68,235$68,235
Texas Tech University3$65,000$65,000$65,653
Kansas State University3$50,360$57,130$73,431
Colorado School of Mines3$47,775$48,920$63,346
Northeastern University2$116,319$121,122$125,926
The University of Texas at Dallas2$105,913$110,575$115,238
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University2$93,500$99,000$104,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University2$87,830$98,553$109,277
Prairie View A&M University2$93,333$93,333$93,333
Vanderbilt University Medical Center2$85,000$90,000$95,000
University of Notre Dame du Lac2$84,063$89,375$94,688
University of Central Florida2$83,375$86,750$90,125
State University of New York at Buffalo2$84,300$86,200$88,100
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund2$76,250$77,500$78,750
The University of Kansas Medical Center2$75,938$76,875$77,813

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Research Assistant Professor filings, with wage and level
EmployerLocationWageLevelDecided
The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH$95,000ISep 30, 2025
University of FloridaGainesville, FL$90,000ISep 30, 2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$76,003IVSep 29, 2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$100,000IIISep 29, 2025
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$62,000—Sep 29, 2025
University of IllinoisUrbana, IL$89,194—Sep 25, 2025
University of HoustonHouston, TX$72,000ISep 25, 2025
Washington State UniversityMount Vernon, WA$85,000ISep 25, 2025
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS$89,731IIISep 25, 2025
The University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN$102,000IIISep 24, 2025
University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE$70,000IISep 24, 2025
Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL$75,000ISep 24, 2025
University of FloridaOrlando, FL$80,000ISep 23, 2025
State University of New York - Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY$80,000—Sep 22, 2025
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$127,500IIISep 22, 2025
University of MiamiMiami, FL$110,379ISep 22, 2025
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSpringfield, IL$87,000IIISep 19, 2025
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA$85,000ISep 19, 2025
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX$101,250IISep 19, 2025
Northeastern UniversityBurlington, MA$130,729IISep 18, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$95,839ISep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$110,321ISep 17, 2025
The University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA$120,000IIISep 17, 2025
University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL$80,000ISep 12, 2025
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA$85,000ISep 12, 2025

The DOL publishes new filings quarterly. One email per release, nothing else.

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.