Carleton College

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Northfield, MN
Median base salary$76,370−38% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$73k–$81.4k
Level I (entry-level) share83%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$65,025the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $64.6k25th $73kmedian $76.4k75th $81.4k90th $85.9k

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

Pay by level

$74.9kLevel I
Entry-level · 83% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 17% 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 $74,868 10
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Carleton College files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Faribault, MN$75,74011

Salary details

Median salary$76,370
Middle 50%$73k–$81.4k
vs. all employers−38%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,101 and $129,854.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,600
25th$72,987
50th (median)$76,370
75th$81,372
90th$85,876

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$76,370
Median prevailing wage$65,025
Median difference+10.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage17%

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 Carleton College

Carleton 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 Northfield, MN and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Foreign Language Professor, History Teacher and Postsecondary Education Administrator and the main metro areas are Faribault, MN and Minneapolis, MN. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Carleton College sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Carleton College filed 12 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 Carleton College pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Carleton College's H-1B filings is $76,370; half of filings fall between $72,987 and $81,372. Bonus and stock are not included.