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. The typical offer was 6% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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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 title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Associate Research Scientist	287	$80,000	+1%	$78,155 – $84,216
Postdoctoral Research Scientist	183	$73,130	–	$71,050 – $74,642
Assistant Professor	125	$152,010	+39%	$124,000 – $260,000
Instructor	24	$112,500	+48%	$97,796 – $127,865
Staff Associate II	22	$77,686	–	$72,585 – $84,448
Staff Associate	21	$65,800	–	$60,255 – $74,419
Staff Associate I	19	$63,000	–	$62,400 – $66,456
Staff Associate III	11	$82,870	–	$75,000 – $89,088
Associate Research Scholar	11	$83,000	+5%	$81,698 – $86,226
Lecturer in Discipline	11	$73,182	–	$73,181 – $115,000
Associate Professor	10	$185,200	+45%	$158,619 – $367,817
Assistant in Clinical	10	$135,600	–	$103,875 – $147,800
Senior Staff Associate I	7	$91,000	–	$88,500 – $109,146
Senior Staff Associate	6	$90,934	–	$78,405 – $100,000
Lecturer in Chinese	5	$80,002	–	$80,000 – $81,800
Postdoctoral Research Scholar	5	$74,263	+19%	$73,181 – $79,583
Staff Associate 1	4	$64,350	–	$63,862 – $64,350
Professor	4	$400,000	+116%	$384,686 – $425,000
Senior Lecturer in Discipline	3	$122,418	–	$121,209 – $136,192
Staff Associate 3	3	$96,535	–	$81,022 – $96,535
Senior Staff Associate II	3	$105,000	–	$92,996 – $111,725
Assisstant Professor	3	$252,300	–	$183,900 – $252,300
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering	2	$130,000	+43%	$127,500 – $132,500
Clinical Coordinator III - NP/PA	2	$145,000	–	$142,500 – $147,500
Data Engineer	2	$105,971	0%	$105,971 – $105,971
Assistant Professor of Computer Science	2	$142,000	+53%	$142,000 – $142,000
Assistant Professor of Astronomy	2	$130,000	+37%	$130,000 – $130,000
Lecturer in Japanese	2	$70,000	+3%	$70,000 – $70,000
Professor of Professional Practice	2	$228,750	–	$214,375 – $243,125
Senior Staff Associate 2	2	$120,000	–	$120,000 – $120,000
Senior Staff Associate 1	2	$94,500	–	$84,250 – $104,750
Sr. Bioinformatics Analyst & Systems Administrator	2	$104,374	–	$104,374 – $104,374
Research Scholar	2	$153,000	+112%	$153,000 – $153,000
Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education	2	$305,000	–	$305,000 – $305,000
Lecturer in Arabic Language	2	$81,800	–	$81,800 – $81,800
Grants Finance Manager	2	$112,033	–	$109,664 – $114,402
Data Analyst	1	$79,306	−9%	$79,306 – $79,306
Associate Director - Data Analytics	1	$94,806	−39%	$94,806 – $94,806
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience	1	$135,000	+39%	$135,000 – $135,000
Assistant Clinical Neurologist	1	$280,000	–	$280,000 – $280,000
Assistant Professor of Business	1	$207,000	+144%	$207,000 – $207,000
Assistant Professor in Dental Medicine	1	$111,673	−11%	$111,673 – $111,673
Assistant Professor of Climate Finance	1	$118,000	–	$118,000 – $118,000
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering	1	$140,000	+59%	$140,000 – $140,000
Assistant in Clinical Surgery	1	$100,000	–	$100,000 – $100,000
Chinese Processing Archivist	1	$75,710	–	$75,710 – $75,710
Bioinformatician	1	$74,277	−16%	$74,277 – $74,277
Biostatistician	1	$82,194	−4%	$82,194 – $82,194
Associate Director of Quality Assurance	1	$185,000	+3%	$185,000 – $185,000
Associate in Radiology	1	$159,650	–	$159,650 – $159,650

Where they work

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	841	$81,000	$74,263 – $111,673
Palisades, NY	14	$74,132	$70,410 – $78,386
Irvington, NY	4	$91,909	$80,763 – $105,500
Brooklyn, NY	1	$71,000	$71,000 – $71,000
Herndon, VA	1	$116,771	$116,771 – $116,771

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	130	$72,772
2024	300	$80,000
2025	293	$83,811
2026	138	$82,804

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	108	$75,000
Level II	195	$130,000
Level III	53	$118,292
Level IV	31	$185,000