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 #3
Occupation B
Social Science Research Assistants
SOC 19-4061Rank #59

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherSocial Science Research Assistants
Median wage$89,352$91,668
P25 wage$74,672$71,600
P75 wage$115,901$125,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$41,229$53,400
Total filings661,88615,698
Wage samples660,79915,653
Rank#3#59

Median wage by year

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

Computer Occupations, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$76k
FY2013$74k
FY2014$76k
FY2015$77k
FY2016$79k
FY2017$82k
FY2018$85k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$98k
FY2022$102k
FY2023$105k
FY2024$106k
FY2025$115k
FY2026$120k
Social Science Research Assistants
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$72k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$69k
FY2013$73k
FY2014$72k
FY2015$74k
FY2016$76k
FY2017$80k
FY2018$83k
FY2019$85k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$97k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$122k
FY2024$130k
FY2025$130k
FY2026$143k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA106,836$109,554
  • 2TX80,431$90,000
  • 3NJ44,405$90,002
  • 4NY35,627$94,349
  • 5WA33,465$108,098

Top 5 hiring states — Social Science Research Assistants

  • 1NY3,837$102,814
  • 2CA2,741$90,000
  • 3TX1,169$95,264
  • 4IL1,157$85,000
  • 5DC831$81,041

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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