Employer profile
Columbia University
2,226 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
280
FY2025 median
$84k
Top role
Associate Research Scientist
662 filings · all-time
Top state
NY
2,218 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Columbia University pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Columbia University hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 39▼ 86% | $82k |
| FY2025 | 280▲ 16% | $84k |
| FY2024 | 242▲ 3% | $79k |
| FY2023 | 234▲ 4% | $73k |
| FY2022 | 226▲ 5% | $74k |
| FY2021 | 216▲ 20% | $68k |
| FY2020 | 180▼ 29% | $68k |
| FY2019 | 252▲ 17% | $67k |
| FY2018 | 215▲ 28% | $70k |
| FY2017 | 168▼ 3% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 174— | $64k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl I
47221%
Lvl II
64329%
Lvl III
1356%
Lvl IV
532%
Lvl ?
92341%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Research Scientist | 662 | $70k |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | 440 | $62k |
| Assistant Professor | 342 | $131k |
| Staff Associate | 109 | $62k |
| Instructor | 53 | $110k |
| Senior Staff Associate | 40 | $88k |
| Lecturer In Discipline | 37 | $78k |
| Technician B | 25 | $42k |
| Staff Associate Ii | 23 | $70k |
| Associate Professor | 22 | $180k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 2,218 | $75k |
| CA | 4 | $105k |
| NJ | 3 | $74k |
| DC | 1 | $70k |