Iowa State University of Science and Technology H-1B wage filings
Ames, IA. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
Iowa State University of Science and Technology filed 146 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $78,000, 21.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Assistant Professor (34 filings, median $108,044).
- Filings
- 146
- Positions covered
- 145
- Certified
- 99.3%
- Job titles
- 31
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Filings since FY2020
- 844
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +33%
Offered wage since 2020
Iowa State University of Science and Technology's median H-1B wage offer rose 33%, from $60,000 in fiscal 2020 to $80,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 22.3% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 149 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.
Iowa State University of Science and Technology by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 118 | $80,000 | +5.6% | $59,100 | +22.3% |
| 2025 | 148 | $75,755 | +7.1% | $54,122 | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 132 | $70,723 | +17.0% | $53,040 | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 149 | $60,463 | −2.7% | $52,292 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 97 | $62,121 | +7.4% | $51,802 | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 107 | $57,845 | −3.6% | $50,918 | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 93 | $60,000 | n/a | $52,680 | +17.2% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing | Median since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 34 | $108,044 | +71.0% | +18% since 2020 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 30 | $60,000 | +12.7% | +17% since 2020 | |
| Research Scientist II | 16 | $64,500 | +18.4% | +16% since 2021 | |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | 11 | $65,000 | +33.8% | −23% since 2024 | |
| Ames Laboratory Scientist I | 10 | $81,935 | +18.4% | +30% since 2021 | |
| Software Developer III | 5 | $100,783 | +1.7% | ||
| Clinical Assistant Professor | 4 | $149,214 | +53.9% | ||
| Research Assistant Professor | 4 | $89,215 | +13.8% | ||
| Research Scientist I | 3 | $58,000 | +9.8% | ||
| Adjunct Assistant Professor | 2 | $84,500 | +46.3% | ||
| Ames Laboratory Scientist II | 2 | $101,010 | +16.5% | ||
| Business Systems Analyst I | 2 | $66,144 | +12.5% | ||
| Business Systems Analyst 2 | 2 | $76,312 | +3.3% | ||
| Data Analyst 3 | 2 | $110,561 | +32.6% | ||
| Research Scientist III | 2 | $73,712 | +19.2% | +9% since 2022 | |
| Residence Hall Coordinator | 2 | $44,809 | +16.7% | ||
| Assistant Professor CS | 1 | n/a | |||
| Associate Professor | 1 | $143,678 | +48.4% | ||
| Associate Teaching Professor | 1 | $92,520 | +42.4% | ||
| Budget and Finance Specialist III | 1 | $82,950 | at the minimum | ||
| Clinical Associate Professor | 1 | $137,700 | +37.5% | ||
| Cryo-Electron Microscopy Scientist | 1 | $90,000 | +41.4% | ||
| Data Analyst II | 1 | $64,428 | +11.9% | ||
| Diagnostic Associate II | 1 | $62,508 | +32.6% | ||
| Engineer I | 1 | $68,000 | +28.1% | ||
| Engineer III | 1 | $101,000 | +17.9% | ||
| Marketing Specialist III | 1 | $75,000 | +3.2% | ||
| Research and Development Engineer I | 1 | $88,000 | +43.8% | ||
| Teaching Laboratory Specialist I | 1 | $60,000 | +6.8% | ||
| Technical Project Specialist I | 1 | $63,000 | +25.3% | ||
| Theriogenology Cryolaboratory Coordinator | 1 | $60,000 | +7.5% | ||
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Ames, IA | 142 | $80,000 |
| Boone, IA | 2 | $65,500 |
| Upton, NY | 1 | $74,277 |
| Wilmington, DE | 1 | $86,778 |
By visa type: 146 H-1B. By outcome: 92 certified, 53 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
Filings by quarter
Across all employers, filings bunch up in the first half of each year around the annual H-1B lottery, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier, not with the one before it.
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 Iowa State University of Science and Technology 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.
- 3 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year) so they can be compared.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.