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Social Science Research Assistants
SOC 19-4061. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 756 labor condition applications for Social Science Research Assistants (SOC 19-4061) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 727 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $65,000 a year (quartiles $56,649–$78,125), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $54,184. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (31% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 96 with a median offered wage of $95,000.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 27%Level II 31%Level III 23%Level IV 16%Not stated 4%
| Measure | SOC 19-4061 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $65,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $56,649–$78,125 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 58% | 56% |
| Share certified | 96% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (752 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Social Science Research Assistants: 86 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
District of Columbia 127 · New York 100 · California 94 · Texas 57 · Maryland 39 · New Jersey 37 · Illinois 32 · Virginia 32 · Massachusetts 26 · Pennsylvania 23
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $95,000.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Acumen LLC | Burlingame | 70 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Portland | 2 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | 1 |
| Premier Research International, LLC | Morrisville | 1 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | 1 |
| Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics | Washington | 1 |
| Education Development Center | Waltham | 1 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx | 1 |
| Institute for China-America Studies | Washington DC | 1 |
| Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships | Los Angeles | 1 |
| Dow Jones and Company, Inc. | New York | 1 |
| Justice Innovation Inc. | New York | 1 |
| The College of William and Mary | Williamsburg | 1 |
| Georgetown University | Washington | 1 |
| US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc. | Washington | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Social Science Research Assistants?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-4061 is $65,000 a year, with the middle half between $56,649 and $78,125; the median prevailing wage cited is $54,184.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Social Science Research Assistants?
The Sphere Institute (69), New York University (22), Johns Hopkins University (21), The University of Texas at Austin (20), Texas A&M University (15)
Which wage level is most common for Social Science Research Assistants?
Level II: Level I 27%, Level II 31%, Level III 23%, Level IV 16% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Social Science Research Assistants?
96 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $95,000.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.