University of Colorado H-1B wage filings
Boulder, CO. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
University of Colorado filed 184 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $87,358, 24.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Research Associate, Chemist (6 filings, median $91,392).
- Filings
- 184
- Positions covered
- 181
- Certified
- 98.4%
- Job titles
- 133
- Worksite cities
- 9
- Filings since FY2020
- 879
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +28%
Offered wage since 2020
University of Colorado's median H-1B wage offer rose 28%, from $70,026 in fiscal 2020 to $89,702 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 24.8% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 173 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 of Colorado by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 142 | $89,702 | +5.5% | $62,234 | +24.8% |
| 2025 | 173 | $85,000 | +6.3% | $57,949 | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 111 | $80,000 | +1.3% | $58,947 | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 158 | $79,000 | +5.8% | $56,389 | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 114 | $74,659 | +3.2% | $60,195 | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 86 | $72,321 | +3.3% | $60,965 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 95 | $70,026 | n/a | $54,077 | +31.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Associate, Chemist | 6 | $91,392 | +11.6% | ||
| Lecturer (Philosophy) | 5 | $77,480 | +53.0% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate | 5 | $66,560 | +22.5% | ||
| Research Associate (Astronomer) | 4 | $106,712 | +68.3% | ||
| Research Associate (Research Scientist II) - Astronomer | 4 | $108,000 | +69.9% | ||
| Assistant Professor, Computer Science | 3 | $98,000 | +127.8% | ||
| Assistant Professor (Engineering) | 3 | $97,000 | +88.0% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate (Photonics Engineers) | 3 | $71,365 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Associate, Hydrology | 3 | $94,453 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Associate (Materials Scientist) | 3 | $115,000 | +16.0% | ||
| Research Associate (Physicist) | 3 | $93,000 | +16.7% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | 2 | $102,192 | +76.7% | ||
| Assistant Professor, Operations Management | 2 | $238,444 | +467.5% | ||
| Assistant Teaching Professor (Economics) | 2 | $76,500 | +13.8% | ||
| Associate Teaching Professor | 2 | $107,000 | +72.4% | ||
| Peoplesoft Developer | 2 | $110,038 | +18.6% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate, Aerospace Engineering | 2 | $76,500 | +31.0% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate (Astronomer) | 2 | $71,772 | +12.9% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate (Atmospheric and Space Scientist) | 2 | $74,066 | +21.4% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate (Biochemistry) | 2 | $59,516 | +18.8% | ||
| PostDoctoral Associate (Bioinformatics Scientist) | 2 | $66,510 | +0.6% | ||
| Postdoctoral Associate (Chemist) | 2 | $73,479 | +47.3% | ||
| Professional Research Assistant | 2 | $65,811 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Associate (Atmospheric and Space Sciences) | 2 | $115,948 | +2.4% | ||
| Research Associate, Atmospheric Science | 2 | $100,425 | +2.2% | ||
| Research Associate (Biochemistry) | 2 | $75,185 | +41.1% | ||
| Research Associate (Biochemists and Biophysicists) | 2 | $72,150 | +39.7% | ||
| Research Associate (Environmental Scientist) | 2 | $74,956 | +14.7% | 0% since 2023 | |
| Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering | 2 | $81,510 | +5.2% | ||
| Research Associate (Research Scientist Level II) | 2 | $85,848 | +40.2% | ||
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $99,424 | +33.7% | ||
| Allergy and Immunology Fellow | 1 | $54,267 | at the minimum | ||
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | 1 | $68,682 | +45.8% | ||
| Assistant Director of HCM Development | 1 | $130,400 | +13.1% | ||
| Assistant Professor (Advertising) | 1 | $85,300 | +110.3% | ||
| Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences | 1 | $117,234 | +122.1% | ||
| Assistant Professor - Applied Mathematics | 1 | $125,000 | +225.4% | ||
| Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences | 1 | $80,011 | +76.1% | ||
| Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering | 1 | $102,420 | +31.5% | ||
| Assistant Professor Environmental Design | 1 | $98,429 | +91.1% | ||
Showing the 40 most-filed of 133 job titles.
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder, CO | 159 | $83,484 |
| Denver, CO | 9 | $110,038 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7 | $96,000 |
| Bentonville, AR | 2 | $120,553 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $93,344 |
| Gunnison, CO | 2 | $107,000 |
| Aurora, CO | 1 | $47,424 |
| Monroe Township, NJ | 1 | $103,200 |
| Swarthmore, PA | 1 | $86,076 |
By visa type: 183 H-1B, 1 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 118 certified, 63 certified and later withdrawn, 3 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 University of Colorado 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.
- 5 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.