Chapman University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 29 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Orange, CA
Median base salary$93,000−24% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$78.1k–$116.1k
Level I (entry-level) share52%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$78,042the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $73.5k25th $78.1kmedian $93k75th $116.1k90th $188.7k

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

Pay by level

$85.3kLevel I
Entry-level · 52% of filings
$100.5kLevel II
Mid-level · 34% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 3% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 10% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,284 15
Mid-level · Level II $100,461 10
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Chapman University files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Los Angeles, CA$93,00029

Salary details

Median salary$93,000
Middle 50%$78.1k–$116.1k
vs. all employers−24%comparison median $122,699
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,304 and $305,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,549
25th$78,125
50th (median)$93,000
75th$116,063
90th$188,689

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $88,749 (13 filings) FY2021: median $89,848 (18 filings) FY2022: median $92,275 (11 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (19 filings) FY2024: median $102,864 (10 filings) FY2025: median $97,116 (10 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 19
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$88,749$80,000$100,00013
FY2021$89,848$66,295$91,34218
FY2022$92,275$79,062$115,78011
FY2023$95,000$88,500$103,53419
FY2024$102,864$94,372$110,00010
FY2025$97,116$81,532$126,51710
FY2026$90,000$81,539$108,17719

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$93,000
Median prevailing wage$78,042
Median difference+14.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage10%

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 Chapman University

Chapman 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 Orange, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Engineering Professor, Biochemist and Physicist and the main metro areas are Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Chapman University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Chapman University filed 29 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 Chapman University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Chapman University's H-1B filings is $93,000; half of filings fall between $78,125 and $116,063. Bonus and stock are not included.