Ball State University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 42 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Muncie, IN
Median base salary$75,000−39% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$65.8k–$97.5k
Level I (entry-level) share62%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$58,450the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Ball State University hires entry-level. 62% of its filings are Level I, 3.2 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 98% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $75,000, median prevailing wage $58,450.

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10th $54.2k25th $65.8kmedian $75k75th $97.5k90th $129.1k

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Percentiles from Ball State University's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

Pay by level

$72.4kLevel I
Entry-level · 62% of filings
$97.3kLevel II
Mid-level · 33% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 5% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,420 26
Mid-level · Level II $97,340 14
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Ball State University files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Muncie, IN$75,00042

Salary details

Median salary$75,000
Middle 50%$65.8k–$97.5k
vs. all employers−39%comparison median $122,699
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $40,000 and $181,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,200
25th$65,763
50th (median)$75,000
75th$97,485
90th$129,135

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $71,696 (10 filings) FY2023: median $70,000 (20 filings) FY2024: median $70,000 (14 filings) FY2025: median $72,278 (22 filings) FY2026: median $86,140 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$71,696$61,996$107,75010
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––9
FY2023$70,000$65,000$96,47520
FY2024$70,000$69,000$77,57514
FY2025$72,278$56,847$75,00022
FY2026$86,140$71,370$109,08720

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$75,000
Median prevailing wage$58,450
Median difference+28.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage2%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Ball State University

Ball State University's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Muncie, IN and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Business Professor, Computer Science Professor and Medical School Professor and the main metro areas are Muncie, IN. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Ball State University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Ball State University filed 42 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Ball State University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Ball State University's H-1B filings is $75,000; half of filings fall between $65,763 and $97,485. Bonus and stock are not included.