The Sphere Institute: Social Science Research Assistants
The Sphere Institute made 22 filings for this role, covering 43 positions, and across them filed wages of a median of $85,000 a year.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 11 | $95,000 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $93,746 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 14 | $65,229 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $58,906 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $47,590 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 5 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $76,336 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $95,000 | $120,518 | $146,037 | $82,555 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $66,477 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $59,301 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $76,814 | $76,814 | $76,814 | $52,790 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 3 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $67,163 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $82,139 | $82,139 | $82,139 | $61,422 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $48,422 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $103,189 | $103,189 | $103,189 | $59,800 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.