H-1B wage filings in Rochester, MN
Jobs with a worksite in Rochester, Minnesota. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
347 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Rochester, MN as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 31 employers. The median offered wage was $89,253, 14.4% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Research Fellow (63).
- Filings
- 347
- Positions covered
- 344
- Employers
- 31
- Median offered
- $89,253
- Median prevailing wage
- $80,142
- Filings since FY2020
- 3,085
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +23%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Rochester, MN rose 23%, from $72,419 in fiscal 2020 to $89,358 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 14.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 592 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.
Rochester, MN by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 256 | $89,358 | +14.6% | $80,746 | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 473 | $77,961 | +8.0% | $71,427 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 549 | $72,176 | −11.5% | $66,518 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 421 | $81,557 | +10.2% | $74,997 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 433 | $73,982 | −2.7% | $66,144 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 361 | $76,000 | +4.9% | $64,980 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 592 | $72,419 | n/a | $71,074 | +1.0% |
Employers filing for jobs in Rochester
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 31. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Rochester
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Fellow | 63 | $68,564 | +11.0% | |
| Clinical Resident | 60 | $85,398 | +11.7% | |
| Research Associate | 31 | $91,204 | +13.8% | |
| Research Technologist | 8 | $62,795 | +18.8% | |
| Senior Research Technologist | 8 | $78,592 | +20.4% | |
| Associate Scientist | 5 | $65,298 | +24.4% | |
| Cardiologist | 5 | $700,250 | +204.9% | |
| Research Scientist | 5 | $112,320 | +22.0% | |
| Associate Consultant I | 4 | $141,500 | +50.1% | |
| Training Coordinator Specialist | 4 | $64,772 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Data Science Analyst | 3 | $86,320 | +23.0% | |
| Data Scientist | 3 | $100,000 | at the minimum | |
| Engineer | 3 | $83,375 | +18.3% | |
| Physicist I-Radiation Oncology | 3 | $195,957 | +36.0% | |
| Quality Control Analyst I | 3 | $82,400 | +81.2% | |
| Quality Engineer | 3 | $89,358 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Data Science Analyst | 3 | $140,005 | +44.4% | |
| Senior Engineer | 3 | $123,427 | +20.6% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $134,160 | +12.9% | |
| Software Developer | 3 | $113,300 | +8.7% | |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $103,126 | at the minimum | |
| Assistant Professor/Consultant | 2 | $687,094 | +187.2% | |
| Associate Veterinarian | 2 | $124,800 | +8.0% | |
| Data Science Analyst | 2 | $110,060 | +45.4% | |
| Elementary School Teacher | 2 | $53,463 | +7.6% | |
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.