Seattle University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 17 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Seattle, WA
Median base salary$85,000−31% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$77k–$95.3k
Level II (mid-level) share53%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$71,830the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $74.8k25th $77kmedian $85k75th $95.3k90th $108.1k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Seattle University files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Seattle, WA$85,00017

Salary details

Median salary$85,000
Middle 50%$77k–$95.3k
vs. all employers−31%comparison median $122,699
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,231 and $126,984.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,777
25th$77,000
50th (median)$85,000
75th$95,306
90th$108,111

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2021: median $78,095 (11 filings) FY2023: median $80,500 (12 filings) FY2024: median $97,298 (12 filings) FY2025: median $94,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 12
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–––8
FY2021$78,095$72,000$99,00011
FY2022–––7
FY2023$80,500$78,524$91,61712
FY2024$97,298$80,255$107,00012
FY2025$94,000$81,000$96,00511
FY2026–––6

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$85,000
Median prevailing wage$71,830
Median difference+20.6%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage6%

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 Seattle University

Seattle 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 Seattle, WA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Nursing Instructor, Education Teacher and Computer Science Professor and the main metro areas are Seattle, WA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Seattle University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Seattle University filed 17 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 Seattle University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Seattle University's H-1B filings is $85,000; half of filings fall between $77,000 and $95,306. Bonus and stock are not included.