University of Houston H-1B salaries

University of Houston filed 229 certified H-1B applications between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $83,397 a year. The typical offer was 27% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $83,397
Middle half earn: $64,000 to $106,000
Top 10% earn over: $124,200
Certified filings: 229

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Assistant Professor	97	$102,600	−6%	$90,000 – $122,000
Postdoctoral Fellow	50	$58,234	−11%	$54,108 – $62,780
Research Assistant Professor	16	$72,285	−15%	$69,858 – $81,892
Instructional Assistant Professor	9	$85,000	+6%	$83,397 – $99,249
Lecturer	4	$63,463	−10%	$58,635 – $68,500
Associate Professor	4	$116,228	−9%	$102,188 – $121,191
Research Scientist	4	$73,039	−52%	$65,039 – $80,000
Researcher 3 Nat Phys Science	3	$64,000	–	$63,200 – $64,000
Research Associate 1	3	$57,000	+2%	$55,280 – $59,500
Professor	3	$155,000	−16%	$134,250 – $158,750
Researcher 4 Nat Phys Science	3	$75,000	–	$70,150 – $76,500
Research Associate 2	3	$63,705	−7%	$60,738 – $66,172
Lead Application Developer	2	$120,000	−9%	$120,000 – $120,000
Application Developer 4	2	$95,900	−16%	$95,900 – $95,900
Instructional Lab Manager	2	$57,762	–	$56,992 – $58,531
Research Professor	2	$130,666	+6%	$121,333 – $140,000
Accountant IV	1	$70,000	–	$70,000 – $70,000
Asst. VP, Student Health & Well-Being	1	$173,600	–	$173,600 – $173,600
Core Lab Manager	1	$80,000	–	$80,000 – $80,000
HPE DSI Data Scientist	1	$69,160	–	$69,160 – $69,160
ERP Application Administrator II	1	$63,720	–	$63,720 – $63,720
Director, College IT Support	1	$102,000	–	$102,000 – $102,000
Program Director 1	1	$80,517	–	$80,517 – $80,517
Professor of Practice	1	$110,000	+20%	$110,000 – $110,000
Postdoctoral Researcher	1	$64,480	−2%	$64,480 – $64,480
Energy Policy Associate	1	$95,800	–	$95,800 – $95,800
ES Database Administrator 3	1	$118,679	–	$118,679 – $118,679
Executive Director, Student Health Center	1	$150,000	–	$150,000 – $150,000
Functional Analyst 3	1	$97,818	–	$97,818 – $97,818
Research and Design Engineer	1	$75,000	−39%	$75,000 – $75,000
Research Lab Supervisor	1	$51,000	−5%	$51,000 – $51,000
PROV-EIT Information Systems Administrator	1	$105,830	–	$105,830 – $105,830
Researcher 3	1	$66,720	−8%	$66,720 – $66,720
Researcher 1 Nat Phys Science	1	$57,616	–	$57,616 – $57,616
Senior HPE Data Scientist	1	$82,000	–	$82,000 – $82,000
Senior Researcher	1	$68,640	−50%	$68,640 – $68,640
Staff Psychologist	1	$78,500	−13%	$78,500 – $78,500
Visiting Assistant Professor	1	$78,000	+11%	$78,000 – $78,000

Where they work

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Houston, TX	224	$81,800	$63,959 – $106,012
Sugarland, TX	5	$89,392	$83,397 – $93,397

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	23	$84,000
2024	77	$78,000
2025	90	$90,000
2026	39	$92,045

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	160	$75,000
Level II	57	$91,785
Level III	9	$105,003
Level IV	3	$112,000