Bowdoin College

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 14 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Brunswick, ME
Median base salary$84,500−31% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$73.3k–$90k
Level I (entry-level) share100%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$57,365the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $71k25th $73.3kmedian $84.5k75th $90k90th $108.8k

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

Pay by level

$84.5kLevel I
Entry-level · 100% of filings
–Level II
Mid-level · 0% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,500 14
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Bowdoin College files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Portland, ME$88,00013

Salary details

Median salary$84,500
Middle 50%$73.3k–$90k
vs. all employers−31%comparison median $122,699
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,123 and $114,675.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,000
25th$73,250
50th (median)$84,500
75th$90,000
90th$108,750

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $64,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $69,996 (10 filings) FY2024: median $70,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 13
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–––9
FY2021$64,000$57,835$69,99810
FY2022–––5
FY2023$69,996$65,000$71,00010
FY2024$70,000$62,504$80,00013
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––8

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$84,500
Median prevailing wage$57,365
Median difference+52.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Bowdoin College

Bowdoin 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 Brunswick, ME and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Cultural Studies Teacher, Economics Professor and Foreign Language Professor and the main metro areas are Portland, ME and Augusta, ME. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Bowdoin College sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Bowdoin College filed 14 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 Bowdoin College pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Bowdoin College's H-1B filings is $84,500; half of filings fall between $73,250 and $90,000. Bonus and stock are not included.