Role Filing Pattern
Research Assistant Professor appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 298 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Research Assistant Professor H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1221.00
SOC Category: Computer and Information Research Scientists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
-37.1%
Filed H-1B base wages show $91,274 vs BLS national median $145,080
Research Assistant Professor (SOC 15-1221.00, Computer and Information Research Scientists) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 298 filing records. Filed base wages span $65,274 to $119,900 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $91,274. Filed base wages for this role sit below the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$91,274
H-1B LCA Filings
298LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$119,900
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Northwestern University, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, University of Pittsburgh, and THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Chicago, IL, Gainesville, FL, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Evanston, IL. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$65,274
P25$75,000
Median$91,274
P75$100,000
Max$119,900
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Northwestern University$88,25030
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$86,86913
- 11
- University of Pittsburgh$90,52211
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$100,0009
- 8
- The University of Virginia$112,5008
- University of Houston$72,0007
- The Ohio State University$102,0007
- Vanderbilt University$86,0007
- 7
- Washington State University$85,0007
- 6
- 6
- 6
Filed Wage by City
- Bronx, NY$130,0006
- Charlottesville, VA$112,5008
- Philadelphia, PA$110,37611
- Chapel Hill, NC$108,0136
- Columbus, OH$102,0007
- Knoxville, TN$100,0009
- Chicago, IL$96,00034
- Lincoln, NE$92,3026
- Pittsburgh, PA$90,52211
- Evanston, IL$88,19110
- Miami, FL$87,67110
- Gainesville, FL$86,86912
- Nashville, TN$85,0009
- Houston, TX$72,0007
- Lubbock, TX$55,0005
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Research Assistant Professor?
The median filed base salary for Research Assistant Professor H-1B LCA records is $91,274 per year.
How many Research Assistant Professor H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 298 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Research Assistant Professor role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Research Assistant Professor?
Top employers filing LCAs for Research Assistant Professor include: Northwestern University, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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