Life, Physical & Social Sciences

Social Science Research Assistants

SOC Code: 19-4061

Explore H1B visa sponsorship data for Social Science Research Assistants positions. View salary ranges, top employers, and geographic distribution from 477 H1B filings (FY2022-2025).

Total Employers

222 Sponsoring this role

H1B Filings

477 Total filings

Median Salary

$62,132 P50 across all filings

Salary Range

$46,910 - $100,000 P10 to P90

Top States for Social Science Research Assistants

District of Columbia

California

New York

Maryland

Texas

Illinois

Michigan

Massachusetts

Top Employers

1 The Sphere Institute

54 filings

2 Johns Hopkins University

14 filings

3 The University of Texas at Austin

12 filings

4 University of Michigan

11 filings

5 Research Foundation of CUNY

8 filings

6 The College of William and Mary

7 filings

7 The Trustees of Princeton University

7 filings

8 Research Foundation for The State University of New York

6 filings

+ 42 more employers below

All Social Science Research Assistants H1B Sponsors

Employer	Location	Role Filings	Avg Salary	Approval Rate
The Sphere Institute	Burlingame, CA	54	$97,876	100.0%
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	14	$70,708	100.0%
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	12	$83,526	100.0%
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	11	$58,884	100.0%
Research Foundation of CUNY	New York, NY	8	$63,030	100.0%
The College of William and Mary	Williamsburg, VA	7	$54,779	100.0%
The Trustees of Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	7	$50,979	100.0%
Research Foundation for The State University of New York	Syracuse, NY	6	$41,663	100.0%
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	6	$68,683	100.0%
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	6	$60,764	100.0%
The Atlantic Council	Washington, DC	6	$67,868	100.0%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	5	$66,925	100.0%
Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	5	$49,218	100.0%
The University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	5	$61,038	100.0%
Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	5	$59,004	100.0%
Chapin Hall Center for Children	Chicago, IL	5	$74,000	100.0%
New York University	New York, NY	5	$69,064	100.0%
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	5	$50,601	100.0%
Human Services Research Institute	Portland, OR	5	$64,578	100.0%
Georgetown University	Washington, DC	5	$79,090	100.0%
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	5	$89,204	100.0%
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, Jr. University	Stanford, CA	4	$64,183	100.0%
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	4	$51,850	100.0%
The Curators of the University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	4	$49,865	100.0%
The Urban Institute	Washington, DC	4	$72,548	100.0%
Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	4	$71,942	100.0%
Kroll Associates	New York, NY	4	$91,250	-
The Difference Principle	Milwaukee, WI	4	$41,600	50.0%
Center for Strategic and International Studies	Washington, DC	4	$60,687	100.0%
Clin Fox International	Iselin, NJ	3	$53,628	66.7%
The World Justice Project	Washington, DC	3	$66,133	100.0%
The Mind-Eye Institute	Northbrook, IL	3	$47,000	33.3%
University of Wisconsin System	Madison, WI	3	$68,119	100.0%
Benten Technologies	Chantilly, VA	3	$78,667	100.0%
The University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	3	$66,198	100.0%
American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research	Washington, DC	3	$58,333	100.0%
Kelly Services	Troy, MI	3	$78,125	100.0%
University of North Texas Health Science Center	Fort Worth, TX	3	$51,760	100.0%
US-ASEAN Business Council	Washington, DC	3	$65,975	100.0%
Education Development Center	Newton, MA	3	$70,529	100.0%
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	College Station, TX	3	$46,667	100.0%
Temple University - A Commonwealth University	Philadelphia, PA	2	$49,500	100.0%
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	2	$48,575	100.0%
University of Utah	Slc, UT	2	$55,620	100.0%
The President & Fellows of Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	2	$80,059	100.0%
The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	2	$44,670	100.0%
University of Maryland College Park	College Park, MD	2	$62,878	100.0%
Susquehanna International Group	Bala Cynwyd, PA	2	$63,420	100.0%
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	2	$39,129	100.0%
Legal Services	Washington, DC	2	$98,355	100.0%

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About H1B Sponsorship for Social Science Research Assistants

Social Science Research Assistants positions (SOC 19-4061) are actively sponsored under the H1B visa program. Currently, 222 employers sponsor this role. The median salary for H1B-sponsored Social Science Research Assistants positions is $62,132.

The data shown on this page comes from official U.S. Department of Labor LCA (Labor Condition Application) disclosure files. These represent positions where employers have filed for H1B sponsorship, providing insights into salary benchmarks and hiring patterns.

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