Vanderbilt University — 811 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 88
- Filings · FY2025
- $77k
- Median base · FY2025
- Postdoctoral Research Scholar
- Top role · 147 all-time
- TN
- Top state · 800 all-time
Vanderbilt University filed 88 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 1% from the year before), with a median base salary of $77k and the middle 50% of offers between $66k and $105k. Across all years it has 811 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Tennessee.
How much does Vanderbilt 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. $77k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Vanderbilt University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
146 certified filings in FY2016 → 63 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 63 | −28% | $79k |
| FY2025 | 88 | −1% | $77k |
| FY2024 | 89 | +3% | $73k |
| FY2023 | 86 | +51% | $70k |
| FY2022 | 57 | −8% | $66k |
| FY2021 | 62 | 0% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 62 | +15% | $61k |
| FY2019 | 54 | −5% | $55k |
| FY2018 | 57 | +21% | $52k |
| FY2017 | 47 | −68% | $51k |
| FY2016 | 146 | — | $56k |
Which wage levels does Vanderbilt University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 28% of Vanderbilt 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 655 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I33.0%216
- Level II38.9%255
- Level III16.8%110
- Level IV11.3%74
What jobs does Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 147 | $57k |
| Research Assistant Professor | 70 | $69k |
| Assistant Professor | 67 | $122k |
| Research Fellow | 46 | $48k |
| Research Instructor | 37 | $62k |
| Senior Lecturer | 18 | $70k |
| Postdoctoral Scholar, Research | 17 | $47k |
| Staff Scientist | 17 | $72k |
| Research Scientist | 13 | $113k |
| Research Assistant II | 10 | $42k |
Where does Vanderbilt 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TN | 800 | $66k |
| CA | 3 | $90k |
| FL | 2 | $63k |
| CO | 2 | $57k |
| DC | 1 | $120k |
| DE | 1 | $65k |
| MA | 1 | $96k |
| IA | 1 | $87k |
What has Vanderbilt University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 811 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Vanderbilt University's H-1B filings
- How much does Vanderbilt University pay H-1B workers?
- Vanderbilt University's median certified H-1B base salary is $77k (FY2025), from 88 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Vanderbilt University sponsor?
- Vanderbilt University has 811 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Vanderbilt University sponsor for H-1B?
- Vanderbilt University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Research Fellow.
- Where does Vanderbilt University hire H-1B workers?
- Vanderbilt University's top H-1B worksite states are TN, CA, FL, 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 →