University at Albany, State University of New York H-1B wage filings
Albany, NY. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
University at Albany, State University of New York filed 36 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026, covering 37 positions. The median wage it offered was $83,093, 42.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Assistant Professor (16 filings, median $88,065).
- Filings
- 36
- Positions covered
- 37
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 12
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Filings since FY2020
- 135
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +16%
Offered wage since 2020
University at Albany, State University of New York's median H-1B wage offer rose 16%, from $72,005 in fiscal 2020 to $83,185 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 41.9% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 30 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.
University at Albany, State University of New York by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 29 | $83,185 | +4.0% | $59,899 | +41.9% |
| 2025 | 19 | $80,000 | −9.1% | $57,525 | +50.2% |
| 2024 | 20 | $88,000 | +10.0% | $48,396 | +79.8% |
| 2023 | 30 | $80,000 | +6.7% | $52,842 | +51.4% |
| 2022 | 7 | $75,000 | −21.1% | $47,682 | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 9 | $95,000 | +31.9% | $44,178 | +115.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | $72,005 | n/a | $43,312 | +34.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 16 | $88,065 | +47.0% | +7% since 2023 | |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | 5 | $64,054 | +6.9% | ||
| Lecturer | 3 | $52,000 | +3.9% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Literacy | 2 | $80,000 | +33.6% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate | 2 | $75,000 | +65.3% | ||
| Research Scientist | 2 | $80,000 | +55.0% | ||
| Assistant Coach- Men's Soccer | 1 | $53,000 | +3.4% | ||
| Assistant Coach, Women's Lacrosse | 1 | $52,000 | +1.4% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Biology | 1 | $84,000 | +40.2% | ||
| Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach | 1 | $63,000 | +22.9% | ||
| Research Associate | 1 | $78,000 | +46.8% | ||
| Science Communications Specialist | 1 | $67,814 | +18.7% | ||
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Albany, NY | 36 | $83,093 |
By visa type: 36 H-1B. By outcome: 35 certified, 1 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.
What these numbers are
- They are wages University at Albany, 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
Other employers based in Albany, NY
- Walbrydge Technologies Inc34
- CHA Consulting, Inc.31
- Curia Global, Inc.30
- Albany Medical Center23
- The Research Foundation for SUNY Albany18
- Sligo Software Solutions Inc17
- Wafts Solutions, Inc.15
- Atlantis IT Consulting Group, LLC13
- Albany Medical College12
- MVP Consulting Plus, Inc., a subsidiary of Speridian Technologies9