West Virginia University Research Corporation H-1B wage filings
Morgantown, WV. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
West Virginia University Research Corporation filed 35 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $70,000, 20.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Research Associate (4 filings, median $100,000).
- Filings since FY2020
- 35
- Positions covered
- 34
- Certified
- 97.1%
- Job titles
- 24
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
West Virginia University Research Corporation's median H-1B wage offer fell 4%, from $73,250 in fiscal 2022 to $70,000 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it was 25.7% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 11 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
West Virginia University Research Corporation by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | $70,000 | n/a | $63,939 | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 7 | $72,926 | −0.4% | $48,942 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 10 | $73,250 | n/a | $52,427 | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 4 | $59,112 | n/a | $54,392 | +5.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Associate | 4 | $100,000 | +30.7% | |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | 3 | $55,596 | +11.4% | |
| Computer Vision Scientist | 2 | $110,000 | +70.2% | |
| Materials Scientist | 2 | $59,112 | +8.7% | |
| Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | 2 | $69,410 | +6.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Associate (Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine) | 2 | $63,852 | +34.4% | |
| Senior Addiction Research Scientist | 2 | $122,500 | +45.1% | |
| Senior Clinical Data Scientist | 2 | $103,500 | +25.3% | |
| Addiction Research Scientist | 1 | $105,000 | +14.7% | |
| Lead Data Engineer | 1 | $105,000 | +80.2% | |
| Post Doc Fellow (Ophthalmology) | 1 | $68,604 | +47.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 1 | $65,000 | +3.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow (Neuroscience) | 1 | $54,540 | +11.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow-Renewable Materials & Bioenergy Research | 1 | $50,004 | +2.3% | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics) | 1 | $58,000 | +0.1% | |
| Project Coordinator (Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry) | 1 | $42,286 | at the minimum | |
| Project Manager | 1 | $61,006 | at the minimum | |
| Research Assistant (Ophthamology) | 1 | $61,773 | +26.2% | |
| Research Associate (Biochemistry) | 1 | $58,000 | +28.7% | |
| Research Associate/Scientist | 1 | $70,000 | +4.0% | |
| Research Computing Software Developer | 1 | $85,954 | +2.9% | |
| Research Scientist | 1 | $70,000 | +15.8% | |
| Research Scientist (RNI) | 1 | $113,000 | +133.6% | |
| Statistical Analyst | 1 | $76,500 | +39.1% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Morgantown, WV | 32 | $68,604 |
| Camarillo, CA | 1 | $110,000 |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $107,000 |
| New York, NY | 1 | $77,248 |
By visa type: 35 H-1B. By outcome: 26 certified, 8 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
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 West Virginia University Research Corporation 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.
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