Wayne State University — 618 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 63
- Filings · FY2025
- $78k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 244 all-time
- MI
- Top state · 616 all-time
Wayne State University filed 63 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 13% from the year before), with a median base salary of $78k and the middle 50% of offers between $60k and $112k. That is 4% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 618 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Michigan.
How much does Wayne 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 Wayne State University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
60 certified filings in FY2016 → 40 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 40 | −37% | $75k |
| FY2025 | 63 | +13% | $78k |
| FY2024 | 56 | +17% | $76k |
| FY2023 | 48 | −4% | $80k |
| FY2022 | 50 | −7% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 54 | −4% | $67k |
| FY2020 | 56 | −25% | $72k |
| FY2019 | 75 | +10% | $58k |
| FY2018 | 68 | +42% | $60k |
| FY2017 | 48 | −20% | $63k |
| FY2016 | 60 | — | $55k |
Which wage levels does Wayne State University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 4% of Wayne 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 279 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I78.5%219
- Level II17.9%50
- Level III2.5%7
- Level IV1.1%3
What jobs does Wayne 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 Wayne State University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 244 | $96k |
| Research Assistant | 75 | $48k |
| Research Associate | 71 | $60k |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | 29 | $49k |
| Research Scientist | 26 | $60k |
| Associate Professor | 26 | $118k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 25 | $52k |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | 17 | $56k |
| Post-Doc Fellow | 14 | $51k |
| Senior Research Scientist | 8 | $55k |
Where does Wayne 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MI | 616 | $67k |
| NC | 1 | $61k |
| MA | 1 | $110k |
What has Wayne State University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 618 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Wayne State University's H-1B filings
- How much does Wayne State University pay H-1B workers?
- Wayne State University's median certified H-1B base salary is $78k (FY2025), from 63 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Wayne State University sponsor?
- Wayne State University has 618 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Wayne State University sponsor for H-1B?
- Wayne State University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Research Assistant, Research Associate, Post Doctoral Fellow.
- Where does Wayne State University hire H-1B workers?
- Wayne State University's top H-1B worksite states are MI, NC, MA.
- 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 →