Research Foundation for the State University of New York H-1B wage filings
Stony Brook, NY. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Also filed as THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
Research Foundation for the State University of New York filed 72 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $73,500, 6.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Postdoctoral Associate (27 filings, median $63,800).
- Filings
- 72
- Positions covered
- 72
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 17
- Worksite cities
- 5
- Filings since FY2020
- 258
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +35%
Offered wage since 2020
Research Foundation for the State University of New York's median H-1B wage offer rose 35%, from $54,948 in fiscal 2020 to $74,118 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.8% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 49 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.
Research Foundation for the State University of New York by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 56 | $74,118 | +9.0% | $65,749 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 49 | $68,000 | +6.3% | $62,941 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 45 | $64,000 | −1.5% | $57,803 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 36 | $65,000 | +12.4% | $60,445 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 29 | $57,824 | −14.3% | $56,659 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 25 | $67,500 | +22.8% | $58,240 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18 | $54,948 | n/a | $51,522 | +6.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | 27 | $63,800 | +1.2% | +29% since 2020 | |
| Research Scientist | 21 | $74,235 | +12.1% | +14% since 2020 | |
| Senior Research Scientist | 5 | $90,000 | +7.1% | ||
| Principal Research Scientist | 2 | $120,000 | +43.4% | ||
| Research Assistant Professor | 2 | $111,415 | +70.8% | ||
| Senior Postdoctoral Associate | 2 | $68,024 | +0.8% | ||
| Senior Research Support Specialist | 2 | $71,775 | +3.0% | ||
| Software Developer (Programmer/Analyst III) | 2 | $101,352 | +5.5% | ||
| Application Development Manager | 1 | $144,145 | +17.2% | ||
| Benefits Coordinator | 1 | $65,000 | +8.7% | ||
| Data Manager/ Statistician | 1 | $85,000 | +19.9% | ||
| Data Scientist | 1 | $100,000 | +10.8% | ||
| Information Systems Assistant II | 1 | $88,078 | +17.3% | ||
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 1 | $82,274 | +20.9% | ||
| Principal Research Support Specialist | 1 | $125,000 | +28.9% | ||
| Programmer/Analyst | 1 | $84,357 | +9.2% | ||
| Project Management Associate | 1 | $70,000 | +19.3% | ||
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook, NY | 57 | $71,400 |
| Buffalo, NY | 12 | $74,235 |
| Albany, NY | 1 | $65,000 |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | $144,145 |
| Williamsburg, VA | 1 | $76,814 |
By visa type: 72 H-1B. By outcome: 62 certified, 10 certified and later withdrawn.
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 Research Foundation for the State University of New York 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.