Sanford Research — 47 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $70k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Scientist
- Top role · 10 all-time
- SD
- Top state · 46 all-time
Sanford Research filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 40% from the year before), with a median base salary of $70k and the middle 50% of offers between $38k and $154k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 47 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff Scientist in South Dakota.
How much does Sanford Research 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. $70k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Sanford Research's H-1B hiring changed by year?
6 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3 | −40% | $70k |
| FY2024 | 5 | +25% | $57k |
| FY2023 | 4 | −50% | $46k |
| FY2022 | 8 | +100% | $68k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +33% | $37k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −40% | $61k |
| FY2019 | 5 | +25% | $94k |
| FY2018 | 4 | −20% | $55k |
| FY2017 | 5 | −17% | $61k |
| FY2016 | 6 | — | $50k |
Which wage levels does Sanford Research file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 39% of Sanford Research'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 38 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I34.2%13
- Level II26.3%10
- Level III21.1%8
- Level IV18.4%7
What jobs does Sanford Research 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Scientist | 10 | $61k |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | 9 | $52k |
| Manager, Assistant Scientist | 7 | $103k |
| Research Specialist | 7 | $37k |
| Research Quality Specialist | 3 | $59k |
| Biostatistician | 2 | $68k |
| Compliance Specialist | 2 | $64k |
| Clinical Research Specialist | 1 | $46k |
| Director, Computational Bioinformatics | 1 | $154k |
| Application Support Analyst | 1 | $50k |
Where does Sanford Research 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SD | 46 | $59k |
| ND | 1 | $46k |
What has Sanford Research filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Sanford Research: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Sanford Research's H-1B filings
- How much does Sanford Research pay H-1B workers?
- Sanford Research's median certified H-1B base salary is $70k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Sanford Research sponsor?
- Sanford Research has 47 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Sanford Research sponsor for H-1B?
- Sanford Research's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Scientist, Post Doctoral Fellow, Manager, Assistant Scientist, Research Specialist.
- Where does Sanford Research hire H-1B workers?
- Sanford Research's top H-1B worksite states are SD, 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →