Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany H-1B wage filings
Albany, NY. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany filed 25 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $64,678, 15.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Research Scientist (9 filings, median $64,000).
- Filings since FY2022
- 25
- Positions covered
- 24
- Certified
- 96.0%
- Job titles
- 9
- Worksite cities
- 2
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2022
Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany's median H-1B wage offer fell 6%, from $69,000 in fiscal 2024 to $64,678 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it was 18.4% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2024, with 16 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | $64,678 | −6.3% | $57,388 | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 16 | $69,000 | n/a | $58,656 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 9 | $64,000 | +14.6% | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 4 | $57,301 | +3.2% | |
| Principal Investigator | 4 | $109,933 | +45.6% | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 3 | $55,596 | +7.1% | |
| Data Analyst for Research Administration | 1 | $74,025 | +21.4% | |
| Grant Writer (Budget Title: Contracts & Grants Specialist I) | 1 | $68,000 | +15.9% | |
| Research Scientist (Research Support Specialist) | 1 | $91,520 | +26.3% | |
| Senior Postdoctoral Associate | 1 | $50,960 | +9.7% | |
| Senior Research Scientist | 1 | $102,720 | +31.5% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Albany, NY | 23 | $64,678 |
| Rensselaer, NY | 2 | $84,503 |
By visa type: 25 H-1B. By outcome: 24 certified, 1 denied.
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 Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany 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.
- 1 filing is 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.