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Assistant Research Scientist in Iowa City, IA

Job title · Iowa City, Iowa

Job title as filed
Assistant Research Scientist
City
Iowa City, Iowa
Applications FY2022–FY2026
91
Median offered wage
$69,569
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$69,569certified 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 Iowa City.

Applications by fiscal year

1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202213
FY202321
FY202418
FY202520
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. The University of Iowa91
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 $69,569; middle half $65,500 to $72,164 · median prevailing wage $60,944 (marker) · 90 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I56
  2. Level II29
  3. Level III4
  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 Iowa City is 2.3% below 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 Iowa City
8.9%
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 Iowa City job market

Iowa City has 1,526 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 294 job titles and 81 employers; "Assistant Research Scientist" ranks #6 by applications, with 6.0% of them.

Applications in Iowa City, all job titles
1,526
Job titles filed
294
Rank of Assistant Research Scientist in Iowa City
6
Median offered wage in Iowa City, all job titles
$78,900
National median wage, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (all job titles)
$70,762
Other job titles in Iowa City
  1. Clinical Assistant Professor268
  2. House Staff Fellow Physician143
  3. Postdoctoral Research Scholar138
  4. Assistant Professor125
  5. House Staff Resident Physician96
  6. Clinical Associate Professor49
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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