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Research Instructor salary in Pennsylvania

A real-employer view of Research Instructor 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 Instructor in Pennsylvania: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $72,775. 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 — entry7$70,000
Level II — qualified1$72,238

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Research Instructor in Pennsylvania. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of PittsburghResearch Instructor12$73,138
Drexel UniversityResearch Instructor1$72,238

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $80,000
    PittsburghDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-412991
  • Research Instructor at Drexel University
    $72,238
    PhiladelphiaWage Level IIDecided Oct 4, 2024I-200-24271-370064
  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $72,775
    PittsburghDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-404671
  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $75,768
    PittsburghDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-383193
  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $67,983
    PittsburghDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-371075
  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $74,825
    PittsburghDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-363165
  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $70,000
    PittsburghWage Level IDecided Aug 7, 2025I-200-25212-211824
  • Research Instructor at University of Pittsburgh
    $63,000
    PittsburghWage Level IDecided May 12, 2025I-200-25125-938155

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.