Oberlin College

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: Oberlin, OH
Median base salary$65,000−47% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$60.5k–$80k
Level II (mid-level) share56%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$52,537the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $52.2k25th $60.5kmedian $65k75th $80k90th $86.4k

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

Pay by level

$59.8kLevel I
Entry-level · 41% of filings
$80kLevel II
Mid-level · 56% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 4% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $59,772 11
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 15
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Oberlin College files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Cleveland, OH$64,21226

Salary details

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$60.5k–$80k
vs. all employers−47%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 $34,647 and $102,598.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,200
25th$60,500
50th (median)$65,000
75th$80,000
90th$86,353

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2023: median $65,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $74,000 (16 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (13 filings) FY2026: median $62,524 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 16
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–––5
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––6
FY2023$65,000$57,300$77,00013
FY2024$74,000$58,000$84,12516
FY2025$70,000$62,000$80,00013
FY2026$62,524$58,068$78,93814

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$65,000
Median prevailing wage$52,537
Median difference+23.6%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 Oberlin College

Oberlin 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 Oberlin, OH and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Postsecondary Education Administrator, Art and Music Professor and Foreign Language Professor and the main metro areas are Cleveland, OH and Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Oberlin College sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Oberlin College 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 Oberlin College pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Oberlin College's H-1B filings is $65,000; half of filings fall between $60,500 and $80,000. Bonus and stock are not included.