H-1B wage filings in Blacksburg, VA
Jobs with a worksite in Blacksburg, Virginia. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
240 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Blacksburg, VA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 19 employers. The median offered wage was $83,294, 22.3% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Assistant Professor (34).
- Filings
- 240
- Positions covered
- 238
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $83,294
- Median prevailing wage
- $68,053
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,121
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +12%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Blacksburg, VA rose 12%, from $74,589 in fiscal 2020 to $83,588 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 19.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 238 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Blacksburg, VA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 156 | $83,588 | −0.3% | $68,700 | +19.1% |
| 2025 | 238 | $83,845 | −9.0% | $68,053 | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 142 | $92,088 | +4.3% | $73,213 | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 156 | $88,300 | +1.5% | $65,790 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 214 | $87,000 | −1.1% | $63,944 | +30.7% |
| 2021 | 113 | $87,933 | +17.9% | $60,757 | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 102 | $74,589 | n/a | $60,549 | +12.0% |
Employers filing for jobs in Blacksburg
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 210 | $80,000 | +22.4% | |
| TORC Robotics, Inc. | 6 | $172,513 | +61.3% | |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3 | $156,426 | +78.8% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 2 | $135,250 | +9.1% | |
| Marriott International, Inc. | 2 | $95,000 | +34.1% | |
| Softyra Resources LLC | 2 | $119,000 | +1.8% | |
| Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC | 2 | $86,250 | +16.0% | |
| Wipro Limited | 1 | $86,400 | +10.2% | |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 1 | $106,822 | +56.9% | |
| LTM Limited | 1 | $101,422 | at the minimum | |
| Teladoc Health Inc. | 1 | $89,898 | at the minimum | |
| Ellucian Company LLC | 1 | $70,500 | +8.0% | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 1 | $80,704 | at the minimum | |
| Amiseq Inc | 1 | $72,000 | +1.6% | |
| American Heart Association, Inc. | 1 | $76,500 | +45.3% | |
| Juniper Square Inc. | 1 | $160,000 | +51.2% | |
Showing the 16 employers with the most filings of 19. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Blacksburg
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 34 | $105,104 | +57.5% | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 27 | $68,053 | +0.6% | |
| Research Associate | 19 | $75,000 | +2.9% | |
| Research Scientist | 17 | $76,620 | +9.8% | |
| Instructor | 5 | $52,000 | +2.0% | |
| Senior Research Associate | 5 | $68,890 | +1.2% | |
| Assistant Professor, Computer Science | 4 | $132,290 | +74.2% | |
| Adjunct Assistant Professor in Geography | 3 | $89,336 | +42.1% | |
| Collegiate Assistant Professor | 3 | $94,000 | +66.6% | |
| Data Scientist | 3 | $89,898 | +11.2% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $90,500 | +2.4% | |
| Software Engineer II | 3 | $160,000 | +51.2% | |
| Software Engineering | 3 | $156,426 | +78.8% | |
| Assistant Professor - Animal Data Sciences | 2 | $93,842 | +16.8% | |
| Assistant Professor in Communication | 2 | $75,000 | +42.6% | |
| Associate Software Engineer | 2 | $95,000 | +34.1% | |
| Microfabrication-Semiconductor Process Engineer | 2 | $90,702 | +16.0% | |
| Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow | 2 | $72,500 | +0.2% | |
| 3D Technical Artist - Digital Librarian | 1 | $59,000 | +22.5% | |
| Adjunct Faculty - Instructor | 1 | $102,627 | +131.4% | |
| Advancement Program and Event Manager | 1 | $62,100 | at the minimum | |
| AI Research Scientist - Assistant Professor | 1 | $95,000 | +27.1% | |
| Air Filtration Research Specialist | 1 | $100,000 | +9.3% | |
| Ass't Director for Assessment and Professional Development | 1 | $65,000 | +38.8% | |
| Assistant Collegiate Professor | 1 | $96,000 | +47.4% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.