National Student Clearinghouse H-1B wage filings
Herndon, VA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
National Student Clearinghouse filed 27 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $146,458, 22.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Engineer, Software (6 filings, median $124,000).
- Filings since FY2020
- 27
- Positions covered
- 26
- Certified
- 96.3%
- Job titles
- 15
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
National Student Clearinghouse's median H-1B wage offer rose 8%, from $145,000 in fiscal 2020 to $155,998 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it was 16.5% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2022, with 8 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.
National Student Clearinghouse by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 5 | $155,998 | n/a | $122,699 | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 3 | $176,937 | +21.2% | $133,640 | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 8 | $146,000 | +8.4% | $98,550 | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 3 | $134,669 | −7.1% | $118,102 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | $145,000 | n/a | $101,462 | +28.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer, Software | 6 | $124,000 | +16.7% | |
| Sr Engineer, Software | 3 | $142,619 | +16.2% | |
| Senior Engineer, Tableau and Cloud Administration | 3 | $175,402 | +41.2% | |
| Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (Cloud) | 2 | $168,912 | +33.1% | |
| Senior Engineer, Test Automation | 2 | $166,220 | +18.0% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $146,156 | +37.5% | |
| Application Architect | 1 | $168,001 | +21.4% | |
| Load and Performance Engineer | 1 | $124,125 | +28.5% | |
| Manager, Data Warehouse | 1 | $152,378 | +29.7% | |
| Quality Assurance Automation Java Developer | 1 | $124,950 | +7.6% | |
| Senior Developer, Production Support | 1 | $102,286 | +5.0% | |
| Senior Director, Software Engineering & Systems Architecture | 1 | $221,162 | +40.8% | |
| Senior Engineer - Middleware | 1 | $145,000 | +42.9% | |
| Specialist, Product Owner | 1 | $99,100 | +20.2% | |
| Technical Lead | 1 | $161,353 | +8.9% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Herndon, VA | 23 | $146,156 |
| Plano, TX | 2 | $183,015 |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $146,604 |
| Sterling, VA | 1 | $99,100 |
By visa type: 27 H-1B. By outcome: 25 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
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 National Student Clearinghouse 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.