Purdue University — 1,789 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 224
- Filings · FY2025
- $91k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 487 all-time
- IN
- Top state · 1,774 all-time
Purdue University filed 224 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 46% from the year before), with a median base salary of $91k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $115k. That is 2% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,789 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Indiana.
How much does Purdue 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. $91k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Purdue University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
112 certified filings in FY2016 → 117 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 117 | −48% | $95k |
| FY2025 | 224 | +46% | $91k |
| FY2024 | 153 | −3% | $74k |
| FY2023 | 158 | −30% | $70k |
| FY2022 | 225 | +19% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 189 | +8% | $71k |
| FY2020 | 175 | −2% | $70k |
| FY2019 | 178 | +15% | $66k |
| FY2018 | 155 | +50% | $77k |
| FY2017 | 103 | −8% | $70k |
| FY2016 | 112 | — | $67k |
Which wage levels does Purdue University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 12% of Purdue 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 1,609 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I62.3%1,003
- Level II25.7%414
- Level III7.3%117
- Level IV4.7%75
What jobs does Purdue 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 Purdue University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 487 | $100k |
| Post-Doctoral Research Associate | 186 | $55k |
| Post Doctoral Research Associate | 110 | $52k |
| Post-Doctoral Research Assistant | 82 | $55k |
| Research Scientist | 52 | $90k |
| Research Associate | 47 | $58k |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 43 | $55k |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | 41 | $117k |
| Post Doctoral Research Assistant | 41 | $54k |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | 37 | $75k |
Where does Purdue 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IN | 1,774 | $76k |
| MD | 4 | $54k |
| CA | 3 | $81k |
| ID | 2 | $62k |
| MI | 2 | $50k |
| IL | 1 | $61k |
| TN | 1 | $93k |
| TX | 1 | $62k |
| VT | 1 | $47k |
What has Purdue University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,789 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Purdue University's H-1B filings
- How much does Purdue University pay H-1B workers?
- Purdue University's median certified H-1B base salary is $91k (FY2025), from 224 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Purdue University sponsor?
- Purdue University has 1,789 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Purdue University sponsor for H-1B?
- Purdue University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Post-Doctoral Research Assistant.
- Where does Purdue University hire H-1B workers?
- Purdue University's top H-1B worksite states are IN, MD, CA, ID.
- 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 →