Michigan State University H-1B wage filings
East Lansing, MI. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
Michigan State University filed 244 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $80,000, 24.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Assistant Professor (52 filings, median $103,000).
- Filings
- 244
- Positions covered
- 239
- Certified
- 98.0%
- Job titles
- 78
- Worksite cities
- 17
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,108
- Median offer change since FY2020
- −5%
Offered wage since 2020
Michigan State University's median H-1B wage offer fell 5%, from $84,127 in fiscal 2020 to $80,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 24.9% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 205 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.
Michigan State University by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 215 | $80,000 | −6.1% | $63,877 | +24.9% |
| 2025 | 148 | $85,200 | +10.3% | $63,066 | +27.0% |
| 2024 | 193 | $77,272 | +11.8% | $59,136 | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 205 | $69,090 | −12.7% | $55,593 | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 160 | $79,148 | +27.9% | $54,662 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 121 | $61,885 | −26.4% | $51,624 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | $84,127 | n/a | $51,271 | +29.9% |
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 | 52 | $103,000 | +32.9% | +10% since 2020 | |
| Research Associate | 23 | $63,000 | +5.7% | +23% since 2020 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Fixed Term | 13 | $71,635 | +0.7% | ||
| Assistant Professor - Fixed Term | 12 | $78,000 | +13.5% | ||
| Specialist - Research - Fixed Term | 11 | $72,301 | +8.2% | ||
| Information Technologist II | 7 | $107,966 | +53.2% | +15% since 2020 | |
| Assistant Professor Health Programs | 6 | $192,500 | +119.2% | ||
| Specialist - Research | 6 | $60,389 | +17.4% | −12% since 2022 | |
| Assistant Professor - Tenure System | 5 | $108,094 | +79.5% | ||
| Information Technologist III | 5 | $118,939 | +79.8% | ||
| Research Assistant I | 5 | $58,314 | +11.0% | +12% since 2021 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 4 | $68,913 | +5.3% | ||
| Scientist | 4 | $99,304 | +38.6% | ||
| Specialist - Teacher - Continuing | 4 | $91,795 | +12.0% | ||
| Academic Specialist - Curriculum Development | 3 | $80,000 | +24.0% | ||
| Academic Specialist - Research | 3 | $72,301 | at the minimum | ||
| Assistant Professor Health Programs (HP) | 3 | $140,000 | +39.8% | ||
| Data Resource Analyst | 3 | $76,567 | +25.0% | ||
| Research Assistant III | 3 | $68,674 | +17.5% | ||
| Research Associate - Fixed Term | 3 | $61,734 | at the minimum | ||
| Senior Research Associate | 3 | $72,800 | +9.2% | −2% since 2021 | |
| Assistant Professor - HP | 2 | $184,432 | +107.8% | ||
| Associate Professor | 2 | $117,548 | +95.9% | ||
| Engineer | 2 | $110,292 | +46.0% | +19% since 2021 | |
| Extension Educator | 2 | $64,245 | +1.7% | ||
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2 | $68,175 | +7.0% | ||
| Research Assistant II | 2 | $65,774 | +15.9% | ||
| Scientist (FRIB/NSCL) | 2 | $100,863 | +39.8% | ||
| Specialist - Teacher - Fixed Term | 2 | $69,183 | +29.0% | ||
| Staff Scientist | 2 | $125,275 | +73.9% | ||
| Academic Research Specialist | 1 | $77,076 | +37.1% | ||
| Academic Specialist | 1 | $91,493 | +42.2% | ||
| Academic Specialist - Advisor | 1 | $61,963 | at the minimum | ||
| Academic Specialist-Fixed Term and Director | 1 | $95,384 | +59.5% | ||
| Assistant Director of Athletic Performance | 1 | $50,000 | +12.7% | ||
| Assistant Professor (FRIB Theory Fellow) | 1 | $90,000 | +42.9% | ||
| Assistant Professor - Health Professions | 1 | $230,000 | +47.7% | ||
| Assistant Professor in the Health Programs | 1 | $157,820 | +76.2% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Physiology | 1 | $72,000 | +6.8% | ||
| Assistant Professor Research - Fixed Term | 1 | $72,000 | +30.8% | ||
Showing the 40 most-filed of 78 job titles.
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Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| East Lansing, MI | 211 | $80,000 |
| Lansing, MI | 9 | $130,117 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 6 | $78,799 |
| Frankenmuth, MI | 3 | $64,245 |
| Haslett, MI | 2 | $118,939 |
| Okemos, MI | 2 | $88,983 |
| Aubrey, TX | 1 | $141,911 |
| Clinton Township, MI | 1 | $132,096 |
| Cupertino, CA | 1 | $107,687 |
| East Lansign, MI | 1 | $101,000 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $100,000 |
| Grapevine, TX | 1 | $59,000 |
Showing the 12 busiest of 17 worksite cities.
By visa type: 244 H-1B. By outcome: 163 certified, 76 certified and later withdrawn, 5 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 Michigan State University 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.