Columbia University — 2,241 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 253
- Filings · FY2025
- $83k
- Median base · FY2025
- Associate Research Scientist
- Top role · 673 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 2,233 all-time
Columbia University filed 253 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 13% from the year before), with a median base salary of $83k and the middle 50% of offers between $75k and $123k. That is 8% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 2,241 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate Research Scientist in New York.
How much does Columbia 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. $83k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Columbia University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
169 certified filings in FY2016 → 161 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 161 | −36% | $82k |
| FY2025 | 253 | +13% | $83k |
| FY2024 | 224 | −1% | $78k |
| FY2023 | 226 | +5% | $73k |
| FY2022 | 216 | +3% | $73k |
| FY2021 | 209 | +21% | $68k |
| FY2020 | 173 | −29% | $68k |
| FY2019 | 242 | +17% | $67k |
| FY2018 | 207 | +29% | $70k |
| FY2017 | 161 | −5% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 169 | — | $63k |
Which wage levels does Columbia University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 14% of Columbia 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 1,296 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I37.4%485
- Level II49.1%636
- Level III10.1%131
- Level IV3.4%44
What jobs does Columbia 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 Columbia University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Research Scientist | 673 | $71k |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | 458 | $62k |
| Assistant Professor | 342 | $132k |
| Staff Associate | 103 | $63k |
| Instructor | 50 | $110k |
| Lecturer in Discipline | 43 | $79k |
| Senior Staff Associate | 41 | $88k |
| Staff Associate II | 31 | $74k |
| Technician B | 25 | $42k |
| Associate Research Scholar | 22 | $83k |
Where does Columbia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 2,233 | $75k |
| CA | 4 | $105k |
| NJ | 3 | $74k |
| DC | 1 | $70k |
What has Columbia University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,241 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Columbia University's H-1B filings
- How much does Columbia University pay H-1B workers?
- Columbia University's median certified H-1B base salary is $83k (FY2025), from 253 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Columbia University sponsor?
- Columbia University has 2,241 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Columbia University sponsor for H-1B?
- Columbia University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Assistant Professor, Staff Associate.
- Where does Columbia University hire H-1B workers?
- Columbia University's top H-1B worksite states are NY, CA, NJ, DC.
- 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 →