University of Nebraska - Lincoln H-1B wage filings
Lincoln, NE. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln filed 50 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025, covering 51 positions. The median wage it offered was $76,000, 38.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Assistant Professor (20 filings, median $96,821).
- Filings since FY2020
- 50
- Positions covered
- 51
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 14
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
University of Nebraska - Lincoln's median H-1B wage offer fell 19%, from $75,000 in fiscal 2020 to $60,588 in fiscal 2021. In fiscal 2021 it was 4.3% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 35 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 3 | $87,181 | +43.9% | $56,620 | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 10 | $60,588 | −19.2% | $56,968 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 35 | $75,000 | n/a | $53,700 | +43.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 20 | $96,821 | +57.2% | |
| Post Doctoral Research Associate | 9 | $55,557 | +22.9% | |
| Research Assistant Professor | 6 | $58,500 | +39.8% | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2 | $43,392 | +0.2% | |
| Senior Research Associate | 2 | $56,348 | +0.3% | |
| Systems Administrator | 2 | $65,945 | +14.3% | |
| Systems Software Developer | 2 | $94,155 | +31.1% | |
| Assistant Professor of Practice | 1 | $90,000 | +57.6% | |
| Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing | 1 | $100,000 | +76.6% | |
| Nebraska Cancer Registry Informatician | 1 | $59,976 | +0.9% | |
| Registrar Information Systems Developer | 1 | $52,000 | +27.8% | |
| Research Hydrologist | 1 | $108,056 | +100.3% | |
| Research Technologist 2 | 1 | $41,529 | +41.0% | |
| Senior Data Management Specialist | 1 | $61,200 | +7.7% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | 48 | $77,500 |
| Lincolnl, NE | 1 | $47,500 |
| Omaha, NE | 1 | $66,890 |
By visa type: 50 H-1B. By outcome: 45 certified, 5 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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.
- 2 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.