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Columbia University H-1B salaries

Columbia University filed 861 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $80,993 a year.

Median salary offered
$80,993
Middle half earn
$74,263 to $110,000
Top 10% earn over
$170,000
Certified filings
861

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Pay by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle half
Associate Research Scientist287$80,000$78,155 – $84,216
Postdoctoral Research Scientist183$73,130$71,050 – $74,642
Assistant Professor125$152,010$124,000 – $260,000
Instructor24$112,500$97,796 – $127,865
Staff Associate II22$77,686$72,585 – $84,448
Staff Associate21$65,800$60,255 – $74,419
Staff Associate I19$63,000$62,400 – $66,456
Staff Associate III11$82,870$75,000 – $89,088
Associate Research Scholar11$83,000$81,698 – $86,226
Lecturer in Discipline11$73,182$73,181 – $115,000
Associate Professor10$185,200$158,619 – $367,817
Assistant in Clinical10$135,600$103,875 – $147,800
Senior Staff Associate I7$91,000$88,500 – $109,146
Senior Staff Associate6$90,934$78,405 – $100,000
Lecturer in Chinese5$80,002$80,000 – $81,800
Postdoctoral Research Scholar5$74,263$73,181 – $79,583
Staff Associate 14$64,350$63,862 – $64,350
Professor4$400,000$384,686 – $425,000
Senior Lecturer in Discipline3$122,418$121,209 – $136,192
Staff Associate 33$96,535$81,022 – $96,535
Senior Staff Associate II3$105,000$92,996 – $111,725
Assisstant Professor3$252,300$183,900 – $252,300
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering2$130,000$127,500 – $132,500
Clinical Coordinator III - NP/PA2$145,000$142,500 – $147,500
Data Engineer2$105,971$105,971 – $105,971
Assistant Professor of Computer Science2$142,000$142,000 – $142,000
Assistant Professor of Astronomy2$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Lecturer in Japanese2$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
Professor of Professional Practice2$228,750$214,375 – $243,125
Senior Staff Associate 22$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Senior Staff Associate 12$94,500$84,250 – $104,750
Sr. Bioinformatics Analyst & Systems Administrator2$104,374$104,374 – $104,374
Research Scholar2$153,000$153,000 – $153,000
Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education2$305,000$305,000 – $305,000
Lecturer in Arabic Language2$81,800$81,800 – $81,800
Grants Finance Manager2$112,033$109,664 – $114,402
Data Analyst1$79,306$79,306 – $79,306
Associate Director - Data Analytics1$94,806$94,806 – $94,806
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience1$135,000$135,000 – $135,000
Assistant Clinical Neurologist1$280,000$280,000 – $280,000
Assistant Professor of Business1$207,000$207,000 – $207,000
Assistant Professor in Dental Medicine1$111,673$111,673 – $111,673
Assistant Professor of Climate Finance1$118,000$118,000 – $118,000
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Assistant in Clinical Surgery1$100,000$100,000 – $100,000
Chinese Processing Archivist1$75,710$75,710 – $75,710
Bioinformatician1$74,277$74,277 – $74,277
Biostatistician1$82,194$82,194 – $82,194
Associate Director of Quality Assurance1$185,000$185,000 – $185,000
Associate in Radiology1$159,650$159,650 – $159,650

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY841$81,000$74,263 – $111,673
Palisades, NY14$74,132$70,410 – $78,386
Irvington, NY4$91,909$80,763 – $105,500
Brooklyn, NY1$71,000$71,000 – $71,000
Herndon, VA1$116,771$116,771 – $116,771

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023130$72,772
2024300$80,000
2025293$83,811
2026138$82,804

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I108$75,000
Level II195$130,000
Level III53$118,292
Level IV31$185,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).