Kent State University — 342 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 23
- Filings · FY2025
- $74k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 120 all-time
- OH
- Top state · 327 all-time
Kent State University filed 23 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 30% from the year before), with a median base salary of $74k and the middle 50% of offers between $63k and $87k. That is 24% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 342 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Ohio.
How much does Kent State 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. $74k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kent State University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
36 certified filings in FY2016 → 21 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21 | −9% | $72k |
| FY2025 | 23 | −30% | $74k |
| FY2024 | 33 | +14% | $74k |
| FY2023 | 29 | 0% | $77k |
| FY2022 | 29 | +12% | $63k |
| FY2021 | 26 | −4% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 27 | −34% | $65k |
| FY2019 | 41 | +24% | $67k |
| FY2018 | 33 | −25% | $54k |
| FY2017 | 44 | +22% | $53k |
| FY2016 | 36 | — | $46k |
Which wage levels does Kent State University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 23% of Kent State 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 141 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I63.8%90
- Level II12.8%18
- Level III19.1%27
- Level IV4.3%6
What jobs does Kent State 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 Kent State University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 120 | $75k |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 34 | $47k |
| Instructor | 25 | $51k |
| Lecturer | 15 | $43k |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 14 | $45k |
| Research Associate | 11 | $51k |
| Research Scientist | 10 | $70k |
| Associate Professor | 9 | $77k |
| Adjunct Faculty | 7 | $73k |
| Director | 7 | $160k |
Where does Kent State 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OH | 327 | $62k |
| CA | 7 | $70k |
| NY | 7 | $62k |
| CO | 1 | $78k |
What has Kent State University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 342 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Kent State University's H-1B filings
- How much does Kent State University pay H-1B workers?
- Kent State University's median certified H-1B base salary is $74k (FY2025), from 23 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kent State University sponsor?
- Kent State University has 342 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kent State University sponsor for H-1B?
- Kent State University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Instructor, Lecturer.
- Where does Kent State University hire H-1B workers?
- Kent State University's top H-1B worksite states are OH, CA, NY, CO.
- 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 →