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Assistant Research Scientist in College Park, MD

Job title · College Park, Maryland

Job title as filed
Assistant Research Scientist
City
College Park, Maryland
Applications FY2022–FY2026
78
Median offered wage
$85,000
Most common occupation
Physicists
Median wage$85,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Assistant Research Scientist" and a worksite in College Park.

Applications by fiscal year

1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202215
FY202313
FY202417
FY202514
FY2026*19
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. University of Maryland College Park78
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $85,000; middle half $75,000 to $104,204 · median prevailing wage $70,700 (marker) · 70 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I30
  2. Level II3
  3. Level III43
  4. Level IV2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Assistant Research Scientist" appears on 1,020 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 43 employers for worksites in 68 cities; the median offered wage is $71,240, so the median in College Park is 19.3% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,020
Employers nationwide
43
Cities with filings
68
National median offered wage
$71,240
Share of national filings in College Park
7.6%
Cities with the most applications for Assistant Research Scientist
  1. Baltimore, MD144
  2. Ann Arbor, MI110
  3. College Station, TX110
  4. New York City, NY107
  5. Iowa City, IA91
  6. College Park, MD78
  7. Tempe, AZ57
  8. Augusta, GA32
  9. Greenbelt, MD30
  10. Athens, GA27
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The College Park job market

College Park has 948 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 183 job titles and 95 employers; "Assistant Research Scientist" ranks #3 by applications, with 8.2% of them.

Applications in College Park, all job titles
948
Job titles filed
183
Rank of Assistant Research Scientist in College Park
3
Median offered wage in College Park, all job titles
$87,010
National median wage, Physicists (all job titles)
$82,000
Other job titles in College Park
  1. Post-doctoral Associate185
  2. Assistant Professor164
  3. Postdoctoral Associate53
  4. Visiting Assistant Research Scientist35
  5. Assistant Research Professor35
  6. Faculty Specialist32
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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