Washington University H-1B salaries

Washington University filed 1,179 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $69,888 a year. The typical offer was 18% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $69,888
Middle half earn: $63,000 to $87,026
Top 10% earn over: $203,831
Certified filings: 1,179

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Staff Scientist	288	$65,412	−16%	$62,000 – $69,490
Postdoctoral Research Associate	181	$63,120	−1%	$61,428 – $65,000
Assistant Professor	151	$137,000	+26%	$105,000 – $229,848
Instructor	102	$82,097	+8%	$70,303 – $118,750
Senior Scientist	64	$71,596	−40%	$68,182 – $77,718
Clinical Fellow Associate	52	$83,639	–	$80,106 – $87,888
Research Assistant	30	$53,240	−2%	$50,856 – $56,202
Lecturer	20	$58,500	−17%	$58,000 – $68,250
Bioinformaticist	15	$72,500	–	$64,428 – $87,100
Instructor in Medicine	14	$240,000	–	$240,000 – $240,000
Clinical Research Coordinator II	10	$62,941	0%	$61,272 – $63,511
Associate Professor	10	$214,500	+68%	$125,062 – $247,092
Statistical Data Analyst	9	$64,480	–	$60,370 – $67,817
Bioinformatics Research Analyst	9	$54,602	–	$53,040 – $60,174
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology	7	$298,543	−1%	$200,000 – $298,543
Clinical Research Coordinator I	7	$60,715	−2%	$53,726 – $62,720
Senior Research Technician	7	$56,202	−6%	$55,994 – $59,072
Research Assistant Professor	7	$82,000	−4%	$75,000 – $83,494
Clinical Research Associate	7	$64,356	−6%	$61,572 – $66,329
Senior Statistical Data Analyst	6	$75,936	–	$72,577 – $77,891
Postdoctoral Fellow	6	$64,060	−2%	$61,851 – $65,000
Bioinformatics Research Assistant	5	$58,240	–	$53,851 – $58,240
Research Programmer Analyst I	4	$54,878	–	$54,000 – $58,191
Research Specialist	4	$53,428	−21%	$50,856 – $56,250
Research Scientist	4	$62,650	−59%	$61,572 – $64,795
Assistant Professor of Finance	4	$297,568	+124%	$270,000 – $325,453
Clinical Fellow	4	$93,168	−2%	$90,586 – $93,168
Data Analyst III	3	$77,803	−29%	$77,652 – $77,902
Neuroimaging Engineer	3	$56,925	–	$56,514 – $57,779
International Specialist Assistant Professor	3	$298,543	–	$298,543 – $298,543
Assistant Professor of Medicine	3	$240,000	0%	$162,642 – $240,000
Senior Lecturer	3	$85,000	+5%	$83,912 – $85,000
Staff Research Scientist	3	$56,880	−74%	$54,940 – $69,593
Bioinformatics Scientist	3	$98,100	−8%	$80,592 – $98,100
Public Health Research Coordinator II	2	$60,715	–	$60,715 – $60,715
Data Coordinator	2	$54,808	0%	$54,808 – $54,808
Assistant Professor of Practice	2	$127,500	+40%	$121,250 – $133,750
Assistant Professor of Radiology	2	$391,400	+22%	$391,400 – $391,400
Financial Analyst	2	$78,000	−9%	$78,000 – $78,000
Research Instructor	2	$73,444	+3%	$71,666 – $75,222
Professor	2	$253,474	+37%	$249,237 – $257,710
Speech Language Pathologist	2	$68,714	−20%	$68,374 – $69,055
Statistical Data Analyst III	2	$105,638	–	$105,095 – $106,182
Visiting Research Associate	2	$122,400	+24%	$121,200 – $123,600
Assistant Director, Evaluation & Dissemination	2	$88,899	–	$88,899 – $88,899
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	2	$201,639	−19%	$186,820 – $216,458
HPC Research Facilitator III	2	$98,088	–	$98,088 – $98,088
Genetic Clinical Counselor I	2	$80,010	–	$80,010 – $80,010
Associate Professor of Pediatrics	2	$174,072	−36%	$174,072 – $174,072
Senior Research Engineer	2	$81,462	−37%	$77,194 – $85,731

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
St. Louis, MO	1,137	$69,888	$63,000 – $87,000
Saint Louis, MO	11	$63,120	$61,428 – $80,000
Boston, MA	2	$76,046	$74,070 – $78,023
Huntington, NY	2	$81,893	$81,893 – $81,893
St. Loius, MO	2	$58,888	$57,444 – $60,332
Hazelwood, MO	2	$232,500	$218,750 – $246,250
Creve Coeur, MO	2	$74,266	$72,900 – $75,632
New York, NY	2	$81,136	$79,204 – $83,068
Castle Rock, CO	1	$155,000	$155,000 – $155,000
Chesterfield, MO	1	$77,565	$77,565 – $77,565
Clayton, MO	1	$92,250	$92,250 – $92,250
Los Angeles, CA	1	$104,552	$104,552 – $104,552
Hyattsville, MD	1	$53,851	$53,851 – $53,851
Columbia, MO	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Fremont, CA	1	$106,725	$106,725 – $106,725
Rochester, MN	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Saint Louiss, MO	1	$63,929	$63,929 – $63,929
Newark, CA	1	$88,400	$88,400 – $88,400
Nashville, TN	1	$50,461	$50,461 – $50,461
Seattle, WA	1	$69,243	$69,243 – $69,243

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	117	$63,300
2024	379	$67,300
2025	430	$71,113
2026	253	$70,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	677	$64,356
Level II	413	$82,000
Level III	72	$142,500
Level IV	17	$80,000