Emory University — 1,818 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 257
- Filings · FY2025
- $76k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 290 all-time
- GA
- Top state · 1,799 all-time
Emory University filed 257 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 25% from the year before), with a median base salary of $76k and the middle 50% of offers between $66k and $115k. That is 34% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,818 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Georgia.
How much does Emory 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. $76k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Emory University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
167 certified filings in FY2016 → 208 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 208 | −19% | $79k |
| FY2025 | 257 | +25% | $76k |
| FY2024 | 206 | +25% | $72k |
| FY2023 | 165 | +28% | $71k |
| FY2022 | 129 | +29% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 100 | −12% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 113 | −33% | $71k |
| FY2019 | 169 | −5% | $64k |
| FY2018 | 177 | +39% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 127 | −24% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 167 | — | $59k |
Which wage levels does Emory University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 20% of Emory 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 1,283 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I52.0%667
- Level II28.0%359
- Level III15.1%194
- Level IV4.9%63
What jobs does Emory 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 Emory University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 290 | $200k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 197 | $60k |
| Medical House Staff - Resident | 109 | $70k |
| Assistant Academic Research Scientist | 108 | $64k |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | 72 | $48k |
| Medical House Staff - Fellow | 65 | $79k |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | 57 | $50k |
| Associate Academic Research Scientist | 55 | $72k |
| Instructor | 45 | $75k |
| Research Specialist, Lead | 41 | $50k |
Where does Emory 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GA | 1,799 | $69k |
| NY | 4 | $52k |
| CA | 3 | $87k |
| VA | 3 | $67k |
| WA | 2 | $431k |
| MA | 1 | $63k |
| MS | 1 | $123k |
| NC | 1 | $95k |
| AL | 1 | $37k |
| UT | 1 | $89k |
What has Emory University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,818 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Emory University's H-1B filings
- How much does Emory University pay H-1B workers?
- Emory University's median certified H-1B base salary is $76k (FY2025), from 257 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Emory University sponsor?
- Emory University has 1,818 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Emory University sponsor for H-1B?
- Emory University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical House Staff - Resident, Assistant Academic Research Scientist.
- Where does Emory University hire H-1B workers?
- Emory University's top H-1B worksite states are GA, NY, CA, VA.
- 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 →