Bucknell University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 27 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Lewisburg, PA
Median base salary$84,560−31% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$72.2k–$116.8k
Level I (entry-level) share74%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$62,150the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $67.2k25th $72.2kmedian $84.6k75th $116.8k90th $160k

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

Pay by level

$86kLevel I
Entry-level · 74% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 26% 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 $86,033 20
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Bucknell University files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Lewisburg, PA$84,56027

Salary details

Median salary$84,560
Middle 50%$72.2k–$116.8k
vs. all employers−31%comparison median $122,699
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,053 and $171,942.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,220
25th$72,191
50th (median)$84,560
75th$116,791
90th$160,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2022: median $88,965 (18 filings) FY2024: median $93,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $84,560 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 21
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–––8
FY2021–––7
FY2022$88,965$75,633$110,00018
FY2023–––6
FY2024$93,000$81,000$101,20312
FY2025$84,560$70,584$156,37021
FY2026–––6

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$84,560
Median prevailing wage$62,150
Median difference+38.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage7%

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 Bucknell University

Bucknell 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 Lewisburg, PA 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, Data Scientist and Computer Science Professor and the main metro areas are Lewisburg, PA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Bucknell University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Bucknell University filed 27 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 Bucknell University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Bucknell University's H-1B filings is $84,560; half of filings fall between $72,191 and $116,791. Bonus and stock are not included.