Cornell University H-1B salaries

Cornell University filed 460 certified H-1B applications between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $80,000 a year. The typical offer was 20% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $80,000
Middle half earn: $67,000 to $124,683
Top 10% earn over: $175,228
Certified filings: 460

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Postdoctoral Associate	149	$65,000	−3%	$61,008 – $72,800
Assistant Professor	121	$135,000	+24%	$115,000 – $165,000
Research Associate	75	$76,500	+8%	$70,720 – $85,297
Lecturer	21	$68,100	−4%	$65,400 – $75,752
Clinical Trainee Resident	14	$51,000	–	$50,250 – $51,000
Senior Lecturer	9	$95,823	+19%	$85,000 – $100,693
Professor	8	$263,320	+42%	$242,972 – $317,350
Associate Professor	7	$145,029	+14%	$131,190 – $167,500
Assistant Research Professor	6	$97,138	+21%	$91,250 – $101,319
Senior Research Associate	6	$110,790	+29%	$82,500 – $131,581
Extension Associate	6	$75,000	–	$73,166 – $75,750
Adjunct Professor	4	$769,163	+727%	$579,976 – $845,000
Visiting Scientist	4	$62,335	−42%	$50,170 – $76,129
Assistant Clinical Professor	4	$148,250	+6%	$138,625 – $155,750
Assistant Teaching Professor	3	$120,910	+51%	$120,910 – $125,205
Major Gift Officer	2	$158,000	–	$158,000 – $158,000
Visiting Professor	2	$244,150	+71%	$236,225 – $252,075
Assistant Coach	1	$72,275	+44%	$72,275 – $72,275
Associate Teaching Professor	1	$105,000	+11%	$105,000 – $105,000
Clinical Veterinarian Intern Trainee	1	$51,000	–	$51,000 – $51,000
Postdoctoral Fellow	1	$80,000	+22%	$80,000 – $80,000
Mental Health Counselor and Community Liaison	1	$87,075	–	$87,075 – $87,075
Lecturer, Research Associate	1	$85,000	–	$85,000 – $85,000
Lecturer/Postdoc Associate	1	$76,476	–	$76,476 – $76,476
clinical Intern - Veterinarian	1	$47,000	–	$47,000 – $47,000
Project Manager	1	$87,500	−15%	$87,500 – $87,500
Professor of the Practice	1	$226,699	+95%	$226,699 – $226,699
Professor and Dean	1	$600,000	–	$600,000 – $600,000
Senior Extension Associate	1	$119,600	–	$119,600 – $119,600
Research Scientist	1	$85,000	−45%	$85,000 – $85,000
Research Associate/ Lecturer	1	$75,000	−12%	$75,000 – $75,000
TeachingProfessor	1	$169,950	–	$169,950 – $169,950
Visiting Critic	1	$177,278	–	$177,278 – $177,278
Visiting Assistant Research Professor	1	$77,272	−2%	$77,272 – $77,272
Visiting Lecturer	1	$219,440	+225%	$219,440 – $219,440
Visiting Scholar	1	$73,965	+3%	$73,965 – $73,965

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Ithaca, NY	448	$80,000	$66,980 – $124,625
New York, NY	7	$141,700	$111,942 – $161,589
Elmont, NY	2	$60,215	$55,608 – $64,822
Geneva, NY	1	$102,500	$102,500 – $102,500
Port Orange, FL	1	$69,868	$69,868 – $69,868
Richardson, TX	1	$86,424	$86,424 – $86,424

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	27	$75,000
2024	199	$76,384
2025	159	$82,472
2026	75	$86,424

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	180	$68,000
Level II	187	$103,833
Level III	69	$125,076
Level IV	10	$195,984