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Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer

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Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings23All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$67,60015 eligible salary records

Employer names2Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$60,670–$69,990Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20251 filings— median · n=0

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$50k–$75kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 15 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer23

$67,600 median · n=15 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Iowa City, IA18

$67,838 median · n=11 eligible

Coralville, IA2

$80,000 median · n=1 eligible

Iowa City, IOWA2

$56,165 median · n=2 eligible

Lynnwood, WASHINGTON1

$56,672 median · n=1 eligible

Top 4 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

73.9%Certified LCAs

Certified17 73.9%

Certified - Withdrawn5 21.7%

Withdrawn1 4.3%

Denominator: all 23 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

The University Of Iowa23

$67,600 median · n=15 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$67,600Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$55,393

25th percentile$60,670

Median (50th)$67,600

75th percentile$69,990

90th percentile$75,982

n=15 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

23 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $64,186 /yr I-200-23041-765352 Reported wage: $64,186 / year Annualized: $64,186 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-03-13 Employment end: 2026-07-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Coralville, IA	02/10/2023	08/01/2023
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $65,458 /yr I-200-23348-566216 Reported wage: $65,458 / year Annualized: $65,458 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-12-21 Employment end: 2027-05-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	12/14/2023	05/18/2024
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $63,551 /yr I-200-23322-512048 Reported wage: $63,551 / year Annualized: $63,551 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-11-27 Employment end: 2025-05-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	11/18/2023	05/01/2024
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $67,980 /yr I-200-23275-404648 Reported wage: $67,980 / year Annualized: $67,980 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-10-10 Employment end: 2027-03-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	10/02/2023	03/19/2024
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $67,980 /yr I-200-23261-353720 Reported wage: $67,980 / year Annualized: $67,980 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-09-25 Employment end: 2025-03-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	09/18/2023	03/19/2024
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $33.18 per hour I-200-23237-297864 Reported wage: $33.18 / hour Annualized: $69,014 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-09-01 Employment end: 2027-02-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	08/25/2023	02/05/2024
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $80,000 /yr I-200-23044-770242 Reported wage: $80,000 / year Annualized: $80,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-02-20 Employment end: 2026-08-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Coralville, IA	02/13/2023	08/09/2023
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $64,830 /yr I-200-22220-401942 Reported wage: $64,830 / year Annualized: $64,830 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-08-15 Employment end: 2026-01-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	08/08/2022	01/13/2023
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $25.63 per hour I-200-22034-875672 Reported wage: $25.63 / hour Annualized: $53,310 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-02-10 Employment end: 2024-02-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	02/03/2022	02/15/2022
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $67,838 /yr I-200-20259-823755 Reported wage: $67,838–$67,839 / year Annualized: $67,838 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-09-22 Employment end: 2022-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	09/15/2020	01/23/2021
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $73,999 /yr I-200-20259-824002 Reported wage: $73,999–$74,000 / year Annualized: $73,999 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-09-22 Employment end: 2022-07-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	09/15/2020	02/10/2021
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $57,789 /yr I-200-19254-180995 Reported wage: $57,789–$57,789 / year Annualized: $57,789 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-09-17 Employment end: 2023-01-03 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IOWA	09/11/2019	01/04/2020
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $56,672 /yr I-200-19254-622493 Reported wage: $56,672–$56,672 / year Annualized: $56,672 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-09-17 Employment end: 2022-09-10 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Lynnwood, WASHINGTON	09/11/2019	09/11/2019
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $54,540 /yr I-200-19014-467865 Reported wage: $54,540–$54,540 / year Annualized: $54,540 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-01-18 Employment end: 2022-07-07 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IOWA	01/14/2019	07/08/2019
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $54,243 /yr I-200-17129-111287 Reported wage: $54,243 / year Annualized: $54,243 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-08-07 Employment end: 2018-08-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	05/09/2017	08/20/2017
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $67,600 /yr I-200-18023-481177 Reported wage: $67,600 / year Annualized: $67,600 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-01-30 Employment end: 2021-03-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	01/24/2018	04/01/2018
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $63,417 /yr I-200-17173-570378 Reported wage: $63,417 / year Annualized: $63,417 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-08-15 Employment end: 2020-11-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	06/22/2017	11/19/2017
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $77,304 /yr I-200-17159-462319 Reported wage: $77,304 / year Annualized: $77,304 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-06-14 Employment end: 2020-10-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	06/08/2017	10/14/2017
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $51,500 /yr I-200-17100-829677 Reported wage: $51,500 / year Annualized: $51,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-04-14 Employment end: 2020-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	04/10/2017	10/01/2017
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $72,000 /yr I-200-17076-800007 Reported wage: $72,000 / year Annualized: $72,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-03-23 Employment end: 2020-03-25 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	03/17/2017	03/26/2017
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $49,000 /yr I-200-14281-564547 Reported wage: $49,000 / year Annualized: $49,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2016-10-27 Employment end: 2017-11-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	10/08/2014	12/01/2014
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $80,000 /yr I-200-16155-167246 Reported wage: $80,000 / year Annualized: $80,000 Status: Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-06-09 Employment end: 2019-07-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	06/03/2016	07/18/2016
The University Of Iowa	Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $70,000 /yr I-200-14200-966023 Reported wage: $70,000 / year Annualized: $70,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-05-11 Employment end: 2016-12-07 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Iowa City, IA	07/19/2014	08/20/2014

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.