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RESEARCH ASSISTANT salary in Michigan

A real-employer view of RESEARCH ASSISTANT pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

RESEARCH ASSISTANT in Michigan: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $58,614. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry5$56,160
Level II — qualified1$64,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for RESEARCH ASSISTANT in Michigan. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYRESEARCH ASSISTANT6$60,507
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYResearch Associate2$58,640
Michigan Technological UniversityResearch Assistant1$56,160

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • RESEARCH ASSISTANT at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $85,000
    DETROITDecided Nov 5, 2025I-200-25269-336639
  • Research Associate at MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    $60,878
    East LansingDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-028458
  • Research Assistant at Michigan Technological University
    $56,160
    HoughtonWage Level IDecided Dec 16, 2024I-200-24344-526951
  • RESEARCH ASSOCIATE at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $64,000
    DETROITWage Level IIDecided Sep 17, 2025I-200-25253-298576
  • RESEARCH ASSISTANT at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $55,058
    DETROITWage Level IDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-228431
  • RESEARCH ASSISTANT at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $62,400
    DETROITWage Level IDecided Mar 12, 2025I-200-25064-745969
  • RESEARCH ASSOCIATE at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $58,614
    DETROITWage Level IDecided Mar 7, 2025I-200-25059-732208
  • Research Associate at MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    $56,402
    East LansingDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-454672

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.