University of Minnesota H-1B wage filings
Minneapolis, MN. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
University of Minnesota filed 324 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $73,743, 17.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Assistant Professor (69 filings, median $109,990).
- Filings
- 324
- Positions covered
- 306
- Certified
- 94.4%
- Job titles
- 125
- Worksite cities
- 9
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,655
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +16%
Offered wage since 2020
University of Minnesota's median H-1B wage offer rose 16%, from $62,000 in fiscal 2020 to $71,843 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 15.3% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 285 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 Minnesota by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 242 | $71,843 | −1.2% | $60,736 | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 284 | $72,707 | +3.9% | $63,898 | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 235 | $70,000 | +3.6% | $59,966 | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 285 | $67,583 | +0.6% | $54,316 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 214 | $67,202 | +6.7% | $51,353 | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 209 | $62,965 | +1.6% | $53,352 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 186 | $62,000 | n/a | $51,605 | +17.5% |
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 | 69 | $109,990 | +40.7% | +8% since 2020 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 44 | $62,652 | +15.9% | +22% since 2020 | |
| Post-Doctoral Associate | 20 | $61,504 | +11.1% | +24% since 2020 | |
| Researcher V | 7 | $64,000 | +8.5% | +4% since 2020 | |
| Research Professional 5 | 6 | $71,607 | +9.5% | ||
| Veterinary Medical Resident | 5 | $46,000 | +0.4% | ||
| Lecturer | 4 | $77,632 | +24.6% | ||
| Research Professional 5-Research Lab | 4 | $67,496 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Professional 6 - Chemical Engineering | 4 | $117,990 | +17.2% | ||
| Teaching Assistant Professor | 4 | $86,617 | +17.1% | ||
| Associate Professor | 3 | $91,540 | +12.2% | ||
| IT Professional 3-IT Multidiscipline | 3 | $106,401 | +30.7% | ||
| IT Professional 3-Security Operations (Security Analyst) | 3 | $121,971 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Pro 5- Biomed Research | 3 | $95,000 | +56.4% | ||
| Research Professional 5- Biomedical Researcher | 3 | $85,050 | +40.0% | ||
| Research Professional 5 - Botany | 3 | $74,867 | +38.2% | ||
| Research Professional 5 - Informatics | 3 | $99,445 | +63.7% | ||
| Research Professional 5 - Plant Science | 3 | $66,950 | +3.2% | ||
| Research Professional 4 | 3 | $72,322 | +22.4% | ||
| Community Outreach Programs and Research Manager | 2 | $58,573 | +2.5% | ||
| Ed Pro 3 Pre K-12 Specialist Associate (Senior Lead Teacher) | 2 | $57,824 | at the minimum | ||
| Finance Professional 2 | 2 | $74,381 | +18.8% | ||
| Hybrid Poplar Research Scientist (Research Pro 6) | 2 | $84,918 | +35.1% | ||
| Language Program and Remote Instruction Coordinator | 2 | $63,461 | at the minimum | ||
| Post-Doctorial Associate | 2 | $56,202 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Associate Professor | 2 | $112,928 | +25.1% | ||
| Research Pro 3 - Genetics/Cell Bio | 2 | $58,493 | +10.6% | ||
| Research Pro 5 Health Informatics Research Sprt | 2 | $88,613 | +60.0% | ||
| Research Professional 3 - Research Lab | 2 | $60,174 | +39.3% | ||
| Research Professional 4-Biochemistry | 2 | $76,773 | +47.8% | ||
| Research Professional 4 - Genetics/Cell Biology | 2 | $54,579 | +26.3% | ||
| Research Professional 5 - Analytical Chemistry | 2 | $80,520 | +19.3% | ||
| Research Professional 5- Biomedical Research | 2 | n/a | |||
| Research Professional 5 - Data Science | 2 | $85,574 | +21.2% | ||
| Research Professional 5-Ecology | 2 | $77,979 | +11.6% | ||
| Research Professional 5-Informatics (Bioinformatics Analyst) | 2 | $93,600 | +54.1% | ||
| Research Professional 5 - Life Sciences Multidiscipline | 2 | $82,178 | +9.7% | ||
| Research Professional 5- Mechanical Engineering | 2 | $85,738 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Professional I | 2 | $49,587 | +65.7% | ||
| Researcher 6 | 2 | $86,500 | +26.6% | +28% since 2020 | |
Showing the 40 most-filed of 125 job titles.
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis, MN | 219 | $80,000 |
| St. Paul, MN | 71 | $67,121 |
| Duluth, MN | 23 | $68,000 |
| Coleraine, MN | 4 | $117,990 |
| Boston, MA | 2 | n/a |
| Rochester, MN | 2 | $66,201 |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $95,473 |
| Minneapol, MN | 1 | $54,413 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $75,000 |
By visa type: 321 H-1B, 3 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 239 certified, 67 certified and later withdrawn, 17 withdrawn before a decision, 1 denied.
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 Minnesota 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.
- 36 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.