Bates College

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Lewiston, ME
Median base salary$85,250−31% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$81k–$98k
Level II (mid-level) share50%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$84,157the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $77.6k25th $81kmedian $85.3k75th $98k90th $144.6k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Bates College files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Lewiston, ME$85,25010

Salary details

Median salary$85,250
Middle 50%$81k–$98k
vs. all employers−31%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,756 and $149,460.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,560
25th$81,000
50th (median)$85,250
75th$98,000
90th$144,600

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$85,250
Median prevailing wage$84,157
Median difference+0.4%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage20%

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 Bates College

Bates College's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Lewiston, ME and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Economics Professor, Mathematics Professor and Postsecondary Education Administrator and the main metro areas are Lewiston, ME. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Bates College sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Bates College filed 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Bates College pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Bates College's H-1B filings is $85,250; half of filings fall between $81,000 and $98,000. Bonus and stock are not included.