H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Social Science Research Assistants

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2
Occupation B
Social Science Research Assistants
SOC 19-4061Rank #54

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherSocial Science Research Assistants
Median wage$101,920$114,100
P25 wage$80,434$89,320
P75 wage$132,829$140,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$52,395$50,680
Total filings289,7087,055
Wage samples289,3847,045
Rank#2#54

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Occupations, All Other
Social Science Research Assistants

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990

Top 5 hiring states — Social Science Research Assistants

  • 1NY1,854$125,000
  • 2CA1,356$106,000
  • 3TX631$118,700
  • 4IL435$120,000
  • 5DC378$100,000
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