Sanford Research H-1B wage filings
Sioux Falls, SD. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Sanford Research filed 31 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $61,318, 10.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Research Specialist (8 filings, median $37,763).
- Filings since FY2020
- 31
- Positions covered
- 31
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 11
- Worksite cities
- 2
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
Sanford Research's median H-1B wage offer fell 2%, from $58,386 in fiscal 2021 to $57,283 in fiscal 2024. In fiscal 2024 it was 9.2% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2022, with 11 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Sanford Research by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | $69,888 | +22.0% | $69,888 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5 | $57,283 | +3.9% | $53,206 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 4 | $55,110 | −18.8% | $47,653 | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 11 | $67,870 | +16.2% | $67,850 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5 | $58,386 | −4.8% | $40,310 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | $61,318 | n/a | $47,154 | +30.0% |
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 Specialist | 8 | $37,763 | +16.2% | |
| Staff Scientist | 7 | $64,002 | at the minimum | |
| Manager, Assistant Scientist | 4 | $102,500 | +11.4% | |
| Biostatistician | 2 | $70,387 | +0.4% | |
| Compliance Specialist | 2 | $64,480 | +10.1% | |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | 2 | $59,301 | +18.9% | |
| Research Quality Specialist | 2 | $59,676 | +40.3% | |
| Associate Biostatistician | 1 | $49,920 | +9.2% | |
| Director, Computational Bioinformatics | 1 | $154,066 | +86.1% | |
| Senior Research Specialist | 1 | $45,739 | +24.4% | |
| Supervisor, Staff Scientist | 1 | $77,376 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD | 30 | $60,996 |
| Beresford, SD | 1 | $72,904 |
By visa type: 31 H-1B. By outcome: 27 certified, 4 certified and later withdrawn.
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 Sanford Research 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.