Howard University — 128 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 19
- Filings · FY2025
- $80k
- Median base · FY2025
- Lecturer
- Top role · 20 all-time
- DC
- Top state · 126 all-time
Howard University filed 19 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 37% from the year before), with a median base salary of $80k and the middle 50% of offers between $68k and $115k. That is 7% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 128 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Lecturer in District of Columbia.
How much does Howard 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. $80k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Howard University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 7 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7 | −63% | $67k |
| FY2025 | 19 | −37% | $80k |
| FY2024 | 30 | +50% | $73k |
| FY2023 | 20 | −13% | $85k |
| FY2022 | 23 | +130% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 10 | −9% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 11 | +1000% | $71k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −86% | $55k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $45k |
Which wage levels does Howard University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 15% of Howard 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 109 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I45.9%50
- Level II39.4%43
- Level III5.5%6
- Level IV9.2%10
What jobs does Howard University sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 20 | $57k |
| Assistant Professor | 20 | $102k |
| Research Scientist | 7 | $59k |
| Assistant Research Scientist | 3 | $75k |
| Senior Program Analyst - Grants and Contracts | 3 | $132k |
| Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) | 3 | $79k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 3 | $70k |
| Research Assistant | 2 | $50k |
| Clinical Nurse II | 2 | $68k |
| Lecturer, Comprehensive Science | 2 | $45k |
Where does Howard 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DC | 126 | $71k |
| MD | 2 | $70k |
What has Howard University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 128 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Howard University's H-1B filings
- How much does Howard University pay H-1B workers?
- Howard University's median certified H-1B base salary is $80k (FY2025), from 19 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Howard University sponsor?
- Howard University has 128 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Howard University sponsor for H-1B?
- Howard University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, Assistant Research Scientist.
- Where does Howard University hire H-1B workers?
- Howard University's top H-1B worksite states are DC, MD.
- 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 →