Yale University — 1,750 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 200
- Filings · FY2025
- $88k
- Median base · FY2025
- Associate Research Scientist
- Top role · 593 all-time
- CT
- Top state · 1,745 all-time
Yale University filed 200 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 3% from the year before), with a median base salary of $88k and the middle 50% of offers between $73k and $118k. That is 9% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,750 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate Research Scientist in Connecticut.
How much does Yale 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. $88k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Yale University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
149 certified filings in FY2016 → 180 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 180 | −10% | $80k |
| FY2025 | 200 | +3% | $88k |
| FY2024 | 194 | +62% | $76k |
| FY2023 | 120 | −10% | $71k |
| FY2022 | 134 | +3% | $75k |
| FY2021 | 130 | −2% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 132 | −34% | $65k |
| FY2019 | 199 | +17% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 170 | +20% | $56k |
| FY2017 | 142 | −5% | $59k |
| FY2016 | 149 | — | $53k |
Which wage levels does Yale University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 15% of Yale 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 1,535 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I66.7%1,024
- Level II18.7%287
- Level III12.2%188
- Level IV2.3%36
What jobs does Yale 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 Yale University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Research Scientist | 593 | $69k |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 427 | $54k |
| Assistant Professor | 280 | $155k |
| Instructor | 25 | $100k |
| Professor | 18 | $214k |
| Biostatistician | 18 | $75k |
| Research Scientist | 18 | $89k |
| Lecturer | 16 | $63k |
| Clinical Fellow | 16 | $84k |
| Associate Professor | 15 | $205k |
Where does Yale 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CT | 1,745 | $73k |
| CA | 5 | $53k |
What has Yale University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,750 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Yale University's H-1B filings
- How much does Yale University pay H-1B workers?
- Yale University's median certified H-1B base salary is $88k (FY2025), from 200 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Yale University sponsor?
- Yale University has 1,750 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Yale University sponsor for H-1B?
- Yale University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Associate, Assistant Professor, Instructor.
- Where does Yale University hire H-1B workers?
- Yale University's top H-1B worksite states are CT, CA.
- 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 →