Mississippi State University H-1B salaries

Mississippi State University filed 189 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $78,000 a year. The typical offer was 30% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $78,000
Middle half earn: $62,500 to $94,000
Top 10% earn over: $112,513
Certified filings: 189

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Assistant Professor	76	$87,936	−19%	$76,778 – $100,000
Postdoctoral Associate	37	$60,000	−11%	$52,000 – $62,878
Assistant Research Professor	20	$84,000	+5%	$80,000 – $90,458
Assistant Clinical Professor	6	$140,000	0%	$139,250 – $147,500
Assistant Teaching Professor	5	$65,000	−19%	$65,000 – $65,000
Instructor I	5	$53,833	−12%	$44,500 – $65,000
Associate Professor	5	$94,095	−26%	$93,099 – $153,417
Research Engineer II	2	$87,102	−2%	$86,401 – $87,803
Research Associate I	2	$50,500	−27%	$50,500 – $50,500
Senior Research Engineer	2	$111,042	−14%	$110,356 – $111,728
Resident	2	$45,000	−43%	$45,000 – $45,000
Research Associate II	2	$57,000	−21%	$55,500 – $58,500
Assistant Director	1	$60,600	−20%	$60,600 – $60,600
Assistant Extension/Research Assistant	1	$97,859	–	$97,859 – $97,859
Assistant Director, Planning and Assessment	1	$53,300	–	$53,300 – $53,300
Assistant Director of Applied Research	1	$120,300	–	$120,300 – $120,300
Aviation Program Manager II	1	$82,500	–	$82,500 – $82,500
Assistant Research Professor and Assistant Director	1	$105,917	+14%	$105,917 – $105,917
Assistant Volleyball Coach	1	$55,000	+57%	$55,000 – $55,000
Associate Director	1	$72,500	−53%	$72,500 – $72,500
Associate Head Coach, Cross Country	1	$60,000	–	$60,000 – $60,000
Instructor	1	$70,000	−8%	$70,000 – $70,000
GIS Developer (Geographic Information Science)	1	$73,500	–	$73,500 – $73,500
Full Stack Web Developer	1	$73,500	−20%	$73,500 – $73,500
Extension Associate II	1	$59,985	–	$59,985 – $59,985
CRM & Web Support Specialist	1	$64,000	–	$64,000 – $64,000
Creative Manager	1	$62,500	−36%	$62,500 – $62,500
Coordinator for International Student Engagement	1	$45,600	–	$45,600 – $45,600
Professor and Department Head	1	$190,000	−40%	$190,000 – $190,000
Research Compute Support Specialist	1	$70,000	–	$70,000 – $70,000
Research Associate III	1	$66,625	−10%	$66,625 – $66,625
Research Engineer III	1	$99,701	−13%	$99,701 – $99,701
Research Epidemiological Modeler	1	$78,000	–	$78,000 – $78,000
Research Scientist II	1	$75,000	−34%	$75,000 – $75,000
Research Project Manager	1	$108,354	+35%	$108,354 – $108,354
Senior Research Associate	1	$70,000	−19%	$70,000 – $70,000
Technical and Program Coordinator	1	$50,000	–	$50,000 – $50,000

Where they work

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Mississippi State, MS	135	$77,000	$61,300 – $93,000
Starkville, MS	29	$79,932	$67,000 – $98,690
Stoneville, MS	3	$97,859	$78,922 – $627,198
Crystal Springs, MS	3	$95,000	$95,000 – $95,000
Batavia, IL	2	$60,552	$60,552 – $60,552
Pearl, MS	2	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Newport News, VA	2	$64,948	$63,913 – $65,983
Leland, MS	2	$50,500	$50,500 – $50,500
Poplarville, MS	2	$78,500	$74,250 – $82,750
Pontotoc, MS	2	$62,079	$61,040 – $63,118
Mississippi, MS	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Meridian, MS	1	$115,000	$115,000 – $115,000
Madison, WI	1	$82,000	$82,000 – $82,000
Kiln, MS	1	$104,978	$104,978 – $104,978
Miami, FL	1	$67,000	$67,000 – $67,000
Pascagoula, MS	1	$60,000	$60,000 – $60,000
Verona, MS	1	$92,000	$92,000 – $92,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	9	$60,552
2024	71	$79,000
2025	72	$80,598
2026	37	$70,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	138	$73,000
Level II	30	$85,243
Level III	18	$89,415
Level IV	1	$109,013