Auburn University — 452 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 50
- Filings · FY2025
- $81k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 184 all-time
- AL
- Top state · 447 all-time
Auburn University filed 50 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $81k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $91k. That is 7% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 452 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Alabama.
How much does Auburn University pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $81k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Auburn University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
44 certified filings in FY2016 → 39 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 39 | −22% | $90k |
| FY2025 | 50 | 0% | $81k |
| FY2024 | 50 | +9% | $85k |
| FY2023 | 46 | +18% | $81k |
| FY2022 | 39 | +50% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 26 | −4% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 27 | −39% | $65k |
| FY2019 | 44 | −12% | $83k |
| FY2018 | 50 | +35% | $71k |
| FY2017 | 37 | −16% | $72k |
| FY2016 | 44 | — | $70k |
Which wage levels does Auburn University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 10% of Auburn University's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 399 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I76.9%307
- Level II13.0%52
- Level III6.5%26
- Level IV3.5%14
What jobs does Auburn University sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Auburn University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 184 | $89k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 97 | $53k |
| Assistant Research Professor | 28 | $82k |
| Lecturer | 20 | $64k |
| Research Associate II | 8 | $57k |
| Associate Professor | 6 | $85k |
| Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist | 4 | $90k |
| Clinical Lecturer | 3 | $78k |
| Assistant Professor and Weed Science Specialist | 3 | $75k |
| Research Fellow II | 3 | $68k |
Where does Auburn University hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| AL | 447 | $80k |
| CA | 3 | $75k |
| FL | 1 | $75k |
| MI | 1 | $72k |
What has Auburn University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 452 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Auburn University's H-1B filings
- How much does Auburn University pay H-1B workers?
- Auburn University's median certified H-1B base salary is $81k (FY2025), from 50 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Auburn University sponsor?
- Auburn University has 452 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Auburn University sponsor for H-1B?
- Auburn University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Research Professor, Lecturer.
- Where does Auburn University hire H-1B workers?
- Auburn University's top H-1B worksite states are AL, CA, FL, MI.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →