New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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: Socorro, NM
Median base salary$66,950−45% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$58k–$75k
Level I (entry-level) share83%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$57,047the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $51.1k25th $58kmedian $67k75th $75k90th $84.6k

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Percentiles from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

Pay by level

$63.8kLevel 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 $63,790 24
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$66,950
Middle 50%$58k–$75k
vs. all employers−45%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 $42,351 and $88,678.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,084
25th$58,000
50th (median)$66,950
75th$75,000
90th$84,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2022: median $57,865 (10 filings) FY2023: median $60,090 (10 filings) FY2024: median $61,971 (14 filings) FY2025: median $63,790 (18 filings) FY2026: median $70,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 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–––7
FY2022$57,865$55,000$67,86210
FY2023$60,090$54,334$67,75010
FY2024$61,971$60,000$79,36414
FY2025$63,790$53,552$75,00018
FY2026$70,000$61,000$77,66811

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$66,950
Median prevailing wage$57,047
Median difference+9.5%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage14%

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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Socorro, NM and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Geoscientist, Mechanical Engineer (R&D) and Hydrologist and the main metro areas are Seattle, WA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's H-1B filings is $66,950; half of filings fall between $58,000 and $75,000. Bonus and stock are not included.