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Companies hiring Social Science Research Assistants in California: 268 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026

51 employers had 268 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Social Science Research Assistants (occupation code 19-4061) with a worksite in California, decided through June 26, 2026; the median offered wage is $85,000 a year.

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Employers hiring Social Science Research Assistants in California

EmployerWorksite citiesCasesJob titlesMedian offeredMedian prevailingLatest decisionSource
The Sphere InstituteBurlingame, Los Angeles120Data and Policy Analyst II; Data and Policy Analyst III; Data and Policy Analyst IV$80,000$64,740June 12, 2026dol.gov
Acumen LLCBurlingame, Los Angeles71Data and Policy Analyst IV; Data and Policy Analyst; Senior Policy Associate$95,000$55,390June 24, 2026dol.gov
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversityStanford, Redwood City7Social Science Research Professional 1; Social Science Research Professional II; Social Science Research Prof 1$63,000$47,528June 12, 2025dol.gov
University Of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego5Field Researcher 3; Field Researcher 2; Field Researcher 3$64,196$46,051March 9, 2026dol.gov
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley4Research and Development Engineer; Staff Research Associate; Project Policy Analyst$65,093$62,208July 7, 2025dol.gov
Aci Law Group, PCLa Palma3Data Research Analyst$56,160$53,685April 8, 2025dol.gov
California State University, San BernardinoSan Bernardino3Research Fellow$62,016$32,244January 24, 2024dol.gov
S-3 Research, LLCSan Diego2Senior Social Research Associate, Health Projects; Senior Research Associate, Health Projects$115,255$71,126February 13, 2026dol.gov
Winston Lab of Social Science and InnovationLos Angeles2Social Science Research Associate$44,720$42,068June 17, 2026dol.gov
Apprise IncorporatedHuntington Beach, Long Beach2Senior Policy Analyst; Policy Analyst$76,474$61,142June 1, 2026dol.gov
IBDream LLCGlendale2Financial Research Analyst$70,902$70,803June 17, 2026dol.gov
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Pleasanton2Research Associate III; Research Associate II$75,540$68,786June 26, 2026dol.gov
State University Of New York At BuffaloSanta Clara, Cupertino2Research Associate; Hurrell-Harring Research Specialist$78,190$69,254September 15, 2025dol.gov
Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaSan Francisco2Research Associate$64,017$49,442August 19, 2025dol.gov
Open Philanthropy ProjectSan Francisco2Research Fellow; Research Analyst$137,412$89,346April 21, 2025dol.gov
Institute for Security and TechnologyOakland2Associate for Ecosystem Trust & Safety$68,750$55,806October 25, 2024dol.gov
BioIntelliSense, Inc.Redwood City2Research Assistant; Social Science Research Assistants$70,000$53,165May 9, 2024dol.gov
WA Fan Tuan IncSanta Ana, South El Monte2Research Associate$48,000$47,819January 26, 2023dol.gov
University of California, DavisDavis1Postdoctoral Scholar$60,750$55,631November 10, 2025dol.gov
Crime Prevention Research CenterSunnyvale1Research Associate$56,880$42,266March 16, 2026dol.gov
The Florida State UniversitySan Jose1Professional Research Assistant$65,000$45,178April 16, 2026dol.gov
The President & Fellows of Middlebury CollegeMonterey1Research Fellow$80,059$39,333April 20, 2026dol.gov
Tpg Global, LLCSan Francisco1Analyst, Social and Health Impact$93,746$93,746April 29, 2026dol.gov
RSG, Inc.Vista1Research Assistant$74,318$74,318May 20, 2026dol.gov
Institute for Education, Research, and ScholarshipsLos Angeles1Education/Cultural Researcher$82,368$47,819June 16, 2026dol.gov
CHN NebraskaSunnyvale1Senior Research Associate$63,654$54,642June 23, 2026dol.gov
Ca Fan Tuan Inc.Alhambra1Research Associate$66,000$59,301August 14, 2025dol.gov
Fresno Clinical Research CenterFresno1Research Assistant$51,022$51,022June 17, 2025dol.gov
Topography Health, Inc.San Jose1Clinical Research Coordinator$65,000$64,875June 12, 2025dol.gov
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California (FHANC)San Rafael1Investigation Coordinator and Housing Counselor$65,229$65,229December 31, 2024dol.gov
Hungrypanda US Inc.Monterey Park1Research Associate$58,240$55,578November 21, 2024dol.gov
California State University, NorthridgeNorthridge1Sr. Research Fellow$78,750$68,141August 19, 2024dol.gov
University of California at Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara1Postdoctoral Scholar$60,000$60,000July 26, 2024dol.gov
The Reason FoundationLos Angeles1Tech Policy Analyst$60,000$48,526July 22, 2024dol.gov
University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco1Research Project Policy Analyst 3$70,000$61,131June 18, 2024dol.gov
Monkey Business LLCLos Angeles1Assistant Development Planner$62,400$53,685June 14, 2024dol.gov
Wyd (USA) Supply Chain Solution IncOntario1Research Associate$48,000$44,720June 12, 2024dol.gov
Johns Hopkins UniversityIrvine1Sr. Research Program Coordinator II$76,398$67,974February 29, 2024dol.gov
BSCS Science LearningRedwood1Research Associate$55,787$52,437February 1, 2024dol.gov
Buddhist Tzu Chi FoundationSan Dimas1Social Science Research Assistant$45,760$41,330October 17, 2023dol.gov
Travelers & Immigrants Aid’s Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human RightsSan Diego1Senior Data Analyst$73,029$73,029September 6, 2023dol.gov
Flatiron Bio, LLCSan Carlos1Research Associate$84,975$63,045August 28, 2023dol.gov
Learning Policy InstitutePalo Alto1Researcher$87,000$86,362August 16, 2023dol.gov
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles1Research Associate$69,000$68,702April 20, 2023dol.gov
Machine Intelligence Research InstituteBerkeley1Lead Researcher$114,000$68,245April 20, 2023dol.gov
The University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles1Project Specialist$47,653$47,653April 6, 2023dol.gov
Touro UniversityVallejo1Research Associate of Institutional Effectiveness$68,245$68,245April 4, 2023dol.gov
Modern Life, Inc.San Francisco1Research Coordinator$85,000$77,376April 3, 2023dol.gov
Crime Prevention Research CenterSunnyvale1Research Associate$56,880$51,106March 30, 2023dol.gov
American Institute of Behavioral Research and TechnologyVista1Social Science Research Assistant$46,696$46,696March 7, 2023dol.gov
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.Berkeley1Research Assistant$60,500$53,165December 8, 2022dol.gov

Updated June 26, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.