Duke University — 1,201 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 223
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Top role · 281 all-time
- NC
- Top state · 1,184 all-time
Duke University filed 223 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 16% from the year before), with a median base salary of $75k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $99k. That is 9% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,201 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Postdoctoral Associate in North Carolina.
How much does Duke 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. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Duke University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 153 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 153 | −31% | $78k |
| FY2025 | 223 | +16% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 192 | +14% | $68k |
| FY2023 | 168 | +3% | $68k |
| FY2022 | 163 | +22% | $63k |
| FY2021 | 134 | +23% | $61k |
| FY2020 | 109 | +474% | $57k |
| FY2019 | 19 | +27% | $56k |
| FY2018 | 15 | +7% | $57k |
| FY2017 | 14 | +27% | $52k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $51k |
Which wage levels does Duke University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 10% of Duke 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 1,125 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I49.0%551
- Level II41.1%462
- Level III8.0%90
- Level IV2.0%22
What jobs does Duke 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 Duke University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | 281 | $58k |
| Assistant Professor | 152 | $144k |
| Research Associate Senior | 113 | $63k |
| Associate in Research | 46 | $59k |
| Research Scientist | 42 | $72k |
| Research Associate, Sr. | 36 | $68k |
| Research Associate, Sr | 32 | $63k |
| Research Scholar | 32 | $68k |
| Biostatistician II | 27 | $87k |
| Research Associate Sr | 26 | $70k |
Where does Duke 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC | 1,184 | $69k |
| GA | 4 | $87k |
| NY | 3 | $87k |
| FL | 3 | $67k |
| DC | 2 | $140k |
| CA | 2 | $70k |
| TX | 1 | $102k |
| MI | 1 | $450k |
| MA | 1 | $97k |
What has Duke University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,201 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Duke University's H-1B filings
- How much does Duke University pay H-1B workers?
- Duke University's median certified H-1B base salary is $75k (FY2025), from 223 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Duke University sponsor?
- Duke University has 1,201 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Duke University sponsor for H-1B?
- Duke University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Postdoctoral Associate, Assistant Professor, Research Associate Senior, Associate in Research.
- Where does Duke University hire H-1B workers?
- Duke University's top H-1B worksite states are NC, GA, NY, FL.
- 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 →