Western Michigan University — 140 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 15
- Filings · FY2025
- $72k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 69 all-time
- MI
- Top state · 140 all-time
Western Michigan University filed 15 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 6% from the year before), with a median base salary of $72k and the middle 50% of offers between $61k and $88k. That is 23% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 140 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Michigan.
How much does Western Michigan 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. $72k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Western Michigan University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
13 certified filings in FY2016 → 14 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14 | −7% | $65k |
| FY2025 | 15 | −6% | $72k |
| FY2024 | 16 | +60% | $80k |
| FY2023 | 10 | −37% | $62k |
| FY2022 | 16 | +23% | $69k |
| FY2021 | 13 | +18% | $78k |
| FY2020 | 11 | +57% | $78k |
| FY2019 | 7 | −50% | $61k |
| FY2018 | 14 | +27% | $73k |
| FY2017 | 11 | −15% | $69k |
| FY2016 | 13 | — | $66k |
Which wage levels does Western Michigan University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 14% of Western Michigan 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 29 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I41.4%12
- Level II44.8%13
- Level III6.9%2
- Level IV6.9%2
What jobs does Western Michigan 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 Western Michigan University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 69 | $71k |
| Faculty Specialist I | 13 | $57k |
| Instructor I | 6 | $146k |
| Research Associate R-3 | 5 | $54k |
| Associate Professor | 5 | $83k |
| Research Associate | 4 | $87k |
| Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer | 3 | $61k |
| Senior Research Associate | 2 | $92k |
| Post Graduate Fellow | 2 | $71k |
| Instructional Specialist | 2 | $62k |
Where does Western Michigan 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 | 140 | $70k |
What has Western Michigan University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 140 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Western Michigan University's H-1B filings
- How much does Western Michigan University pay H-1B workers?
- Western Michigan University's median certified H-1B base salary is $72k (FY2025), from 15 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Western Michigan University sponsor?
- Western Michigan University has 140 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Western Michigan University sponsor for H-1B?
- Western Michigan University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Faculty Specialist I, Instructor I, Research Associate R-3.
- Where does Western Michigan University hire H-1B workers?
- Western Michigan University's top H-1B worksite states are MI.
- 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 →