Cornell University — 1,552 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 166
- Filings · FY2025
- $83k
- Median base · FY2025
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Top role · 530 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 1,549 all-time
Cornell University filed 166 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 2% from the year before), with a median base salary of $83k and the middle 50% of offers between $67k and $134k. That is 11% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,552 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Postdoctoral Associate in New York.
How much does Cornell 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 Cornell University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
120 certified filings in FY2016 → 97 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 97 | −42% | $85k |
| FY2025 | 166 | +2% | $83k |
| FY2024 | 162 | −10% | $75k |
| FY2023 | 181 | +14% | $82k |
| FY2022 | 159 | +1% | $69k |
| FY2021 | 157 | +6% | $77k |
| FY2020 | 148 | +18% | $67k |
| FY2019 | 125 | +2% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 122 | +6% | $66k |
| FY2017 | 115 | −4% | $61k |
| FY2016 | 120 | — | $52k |
Which wage levels does Cornell University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 12% of Cornell 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 1,387 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I45.0%624
- Level II43.3%600
- Level III9.4%131
- Level IV2.3%32
What jobs does Cornell 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 Cornell University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | 530 | $57k |
| Assistant Professor | 373 | $123k |
| Research Associate | 245 | $69k |
| Lecturer | 88 | $71k |
| Professor | 28 | $257k |
| Associate Professor | 26 | $135k |
| Visiting Lecturer | 22 | $81k |
| Senior Lecturer | 22 | $85k |
| Extension Associate | 20 | $75k |
| Senior Research Associate | 17 | $95k |
Where does Cornell 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 | 1,549 | $73k |
| FL | 1 | $70k |
| ME | 1 | $73k |
| TX | 1 | $86k |
What has Cornell University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,552 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cornell University's H-1B filings
- How much does Cornell University pay H-1B workers?
- Cornell University's median certified H-1B base salary is $83k (FY2025), from 166 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cornell University sponsor?
- Cornell University has 1,552 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cornell University sponsor for H-1B?
- Cornell University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Postdoctoral Associate, Assistant Professor, Research Associate, Lecturer.
- Where does Cornell University hire H-1B workers?
- Cornell University's top H-1B worksite states are NY, FL, ME, TX.
- 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 →