The University of Alabama in Huntsville H-1B wage filings
Huntsville, AL. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Also filed as University of Alabama in Huntsville.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville filed 42 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $96,663, 39.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Computer Scientist III (5 filings, median $98,000).
- Filings
- 42
- Positions covered
- 41
- Certified
- 97.6%
- Job titles
- 27
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Filings since FY2020
- 139
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +18%
Offered wage since 2020
The University of Alabama in Huntsville's median H-1B wage offer rose 18%, from $80,750 in fiscal 2020 to $95,163 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 38.6% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, 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.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 29 | $95,163 | +3.7% | $60,965 | +38.6% |
| 2025 | 30 | $91,800 | −6.8% | $62,878 | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 16 | $98,500 | +2.3% | $59,730 | +32.7% |
| 2023 | 24 | $96,250 | +24.6% | $56,240 | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | $77,250 | +6.6% | $56,170 | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 8 | $72,500 | −10.2% | $55,110 | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 14 | $80,750 | n/a | $53,413 | +35.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Scientist III | 5 | $98,000 | +60.7% | |
| Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 4 | $105,000 | +37.4% | |
| Computer Scientist II | 3 | $87,500 | +43.5% | |
| Research Scientist I | 3 | $72,392 | +8.0% | |
| Research Scientist III | 3 | $95,325 | +56.4% | |
| Research Associate II | 2 | $60,000 | +16.5% | |
| Research Associate III | 2 | $74,300 | +24.0% | |
| Assistant Professor, Dept Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1 | $100,000 | +18.7% | |
| Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity Engineering | 1 | $104,091 | +36.2% | |
| Assistant Professor in Graphic Design | 1 | $75,000 | +54.5% | |
| Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1 | $103,730 | +35.7% | |
| Assistant Professor of Child, Family, and Community Dev | 1 | $75,000 | +50.6% | |
| Assistant Professor of Communication Arts | 1 | $70,218 | +47.3% | |
| Assistant Professor of Finance | 1 | $162,556 | +354.3% | |
| Assistant Professor of Management Science | 1 | $145,380 | +306.3% | |
| Assistant Professor of Space Science | 1 | $82,349 | +39.9% | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics | 1 | $98,056 | +38.7% | |
| Clinical Associate Professor of Management Science | 1 | $120,000 | +245.7% | |
| Computer Scientist VI | 1 | $110,000 | +80.4% | |
| Lecturer | 1 | $50,000 | +4.0% | |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant III | 1 | $60,000 | +8.4% | |
| Principal Research Scientist I | 1 | $109,281 | +36.7% | |
| Principal Research Scientist III | 1 | $145,000 | +137.8% | |
| Research Engineer IV | 1 | $99,425 | +4.8% | |
| Research Scientist II | 1 | $89,147 | +5.8% | |
| Research Scientist VI | 1 | $132,000 | +42.1% | |
| Senior Budget Analyst | 1 | $70,741 | +3.5% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 42 | $96,663 |
By visa type: 42 H-1B. By outcome: 35 certified, 6 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
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 The University of Alabama in Huntsville 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.