Central Michigan University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 28 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Mount Pleasant, MI
Median base salary$71,726−42% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$55.6k–$86.4k
Level I (entry-level) share80%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$50,355the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $47k25th $55.6kmedian $71.7k75th $86.4k90th $111.6k

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

Pay by level

$57.7kLevel I
Entry-level · 80% of filings
–Level II
Mid-level · 0% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 20% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $57,712 12
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Central Michigan University files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Mount Pleasant, MI$68,64027

Salary details

Median salary$71,726
Middle 50%$55.6k–$86.4k
vs. all employers−42%comparison median $122,699
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $39,330 and $164,785.
PercentileSalary
10th$46,973
25th$55,588
50th (median)$71,726
75th$86,367
90th$111,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2022: median $77,324 (12 filings) FY2023: median $68,000 (14 filings) FY2024: median $69,869 (16 filings) FY2025: median $71,726 (18 filings) FY2026: median $74,115 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 18
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–––6
FY2021–––9
FY2022$77,324$62,031$98,25012
FY2023$68,000$56,071$97,62514
FY2024$69,869$63,392$77,78816
FY2025$71,726$53,099$83,17018
FY2026$74,115$60,687$99,78110

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$71,726
Median prevailing wage$50,355
Median difference+37.4%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage11%

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 Central Michigan University

Central Michigan 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 Mount Pleasant, MI and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Computer Science Professor, Economics Professor and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are Mount Pleasant, MI. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Central Michigan University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Central Michigan University filed 28 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 Central Michigan University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Central Michigan University's H-1B filings is $71,726; half of filings fall between $55,588 and $86,367. Bonus and stock are not included.