North Dakota State University — 274 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 36
- Filings · FY2025
- $78k
- Median base · FY2025
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Top role · 26 all-time
- ND
- Top state · 274 all-time
North Dakota State University filed 36 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 38% from the year before), with a median base salary of $78k and the middle 50% of offers between $62k and $90k. That is 25% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 274 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Postdoctoral Research Fellow in North Dakota.
How much does North Dakota 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. $78k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has North Dakota State University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
18 certified filings in FY2016 → 33 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 33 | −8% | $65k |
| FY2025 | 36 | +38% | $78k |
| FY2024 | 26 | +86% | $73k |
| FY2023 | 14 | −44% | $68k |
| FY2022 | 25 | +9% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 23 | +10% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 21 | −5% | $70k |
| FY2019 | 22 | −37% | $64k |
| FY2018 | 35 | +67% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 21 | +17% | $48k |
| FY2016 | 18 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does North Dakota State University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 2% of North Dakota 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 243 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I88.5%215
- Level II9.5%23
- Level III2.1%5
What jobs does North Dakota 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.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 26 | $42k |
| Research Specialist | 20 | $52k |
| Research Scientist | 11 | $54k |
| Assistant Professor | 10 | $72k |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 8 | $43k |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 7 | $43k |
| Research Assistant Professor | 6 | $65k |
| Asst. Professor, Microbiological Sciences | 5 | $70k |
| Food Scientist | 4 | $56k |
| Associate Research Fellow | 4 | $72k |
Where does North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ND | 274 | $65k |
What has North Dakota State University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 274 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about North Dakota State University's H-1B filings
- How much does North Dakota State University pay H-1B workers?
- North Dakota State University's median certified H-1B base salary is $78k (FY2025), from 36 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does North Dakota State University sponsor?
- North Dakota State University has 274 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does North Dakota State University sponsor for H-1B?
- North Dakota State University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Specialist, Research Scientist, Assistant Professor.
- Where does North Dakota State University hire H-1B workers?
- North Dakota State University's top H-1B worksite states are ND.
- 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 →