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).

Median

$85,000

25th pct

$75,000

75th pct

$100,675

90th pct

$120,000

Filings

419

$43,590$139,188

Who pays what for Research Assistant Professor

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Northwestern University	38	$80,000	$88,191	$100,075
University of Pittsburgh	24	$74,651	$80,000	$98,175
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	14	$71,625	$79,437	$87,903
The University of Virginia	13	$82,500	$90,000	$118,000
University of Florida	13	$75,000	$78,540	$90,000
Clemson University	13	$66,851	$76,648	$84,100
The University of Tennessee	11	$95,037	$102,000	$106,250
Washington State University	10	$84,120	$85,000	$111,824
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	9	$97,750	$110,000	$120,000
Texas A&M University	9	$80,000	$90,000	$124,800
Vanderbilt University	9	$75,000	$84,028	$95,000
University of Utah	8	$98,000	$107,500	$117,500
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	8	$71,329	$105,675	$120,000
The Ohio State University	8	$103,750	$105,000	$108,500
University of Washington	7	$117,126	$123,756	$124,506
University of Michigan	7	$79,258	$79,706	$85,293
University of Houston	7	$71,000	$72,000	$82,500
University of Rochester	7	$59,000	$60,000	$70,694
University of Illinois	6	$89,395	$91,645	$93,290
University of Miami	5	$110,379	$120,000	$123,054
Trustees of Boston University	5	$88,400	$97,000	$120,000
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	5	$87,651	$87,924	$117,707
University of New Mexico	5	$78,679	$80,000	$86,889
Washington University	5	$75,000	$75,000	$84,989
Florida International University	5	$72,000	$74,685	$80,000
University of Illinois Chicago	5	$65,000	$67,000	$72,828
George Mason University	4	$92,426	$105,250	$114,853
Old Dominion University	4	$80,000	$103,000	$127,000
University of Alaska	4	$93,761	$102,835	$113,043
Tufts University	4	$92,052	$101,074	$108,362
Purdue University	4	$95,960	$99,250	$102,624
The University of Southern California	4	$73,648	$91,878	$128,872
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	4	$79,595	$87,230	$98,750
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	4	$80,916	$87,200	$101,113
University of North Dakota	4	$74,010	$85,673	$96,000
The University of Toledo	4	$67,735	$70,495	$72,463
North Dakota State University	4	$59,200	$60,189	$64,084
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	3	$108,482	$131,955	$161,897
Trustees of Dartmouth College	3	$83,500	$92,000	$92,500
Oregon Health & Science University	3	$89,784	$89,784	$108,402
West Virginia University	3	$85,505	$86,010	$87,436
University of North Texas	3	$77,400	$79,800	$95,025
Lurie Children's Medical Group, Inc.	3	$76,960	$76,960	$76,960
Syracuse University	3	$70,337	$75,863	$78,721
University of Nevada, Reno	3	$65,967	$71,006	$78,383
Michigan Technological University	3	$65,708	$68,235	$68,235
Texas Tech University	3	$65,000	$65,000	$65,653
Kansas State University	3	$50,360	$57,130	$73,431
Colorado School of Mines	3	$47,775	$48,920	$63,346
Northeastern University	2	$116,319	$121,122	$125,926
The University of Texas at Dallas	2	$105,913	$110,575	$115,238
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University	2	$93,500	$99,000	$104,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	2	$87,830	$98,553	$109,277
Prairie View A&M University	2	$93,333	$93,333	$93,333
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	2	$85,000	$90,000	$95,000
University of Notre Dame du Lac	2	$84,063	$89,375	$94,688
University of Central Florida	2	$83,375	$86,750	$90,125
State University of New York at Buffalo	2	$84,300	$86,200	$88,100
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	2	$76,250	$77,500	$78,750
The University of Kansas Medical Center	2	$75,938	$76,875	$77,813

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	$95,000	I	Sep 30, 2025
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	$90,000	I	Sep 30, 2025
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	$76,003	IV	Sep 29, 2025
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	$100,000	III	Sep 29, 2025
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	$62,000	—	Sep 29, 2025
University of Illinois	Urbana, IL	$89,194	—	Sep 25, 2025
University of Houston	Houston, TX	$72,000	I	Sep 25, 2025
Washington State University	Mount Vernon, WA	$85,000	I	Sep 25, 2025
Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	$89,731	III	Sep 25, 2025
The University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	$102,000	III	Sep 24, 2025
University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha, NE	$70,000	II	Sep 24, 2025
Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	$75,000	I	Sep 24, 2025
University of Florida	Orlando, FL	$80,000	I	Sep 23, 2025
State University of New York - Polytechnic Institute	Utica, NY	$80,000	—	Sep 22, 2025
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	$127,500	III	Sep 22, 2025
University of Miami	Miami, FL	$110,379	I	Sep 22, 2025
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine	Springfield, IL	$87,000	III	Sep 19, 2025
Washington State University	Pullman, WA	$85,000	I	Sep 19, 2025
The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	$101,250	II	Sep 19, 2025
Northeastern University	Burlington, MA	$130,729	II	Sep 18, 2025
Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	$95,839	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$110,321	I	Sep 17, 2025
The University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	$120,000	III	Sep 17, 2025
University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	$80,000	I	Sep 12, 2025
Washington State University	Pullman, WA	$85,000	I	Sep 12, 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.