South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 26 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Rapid City, SD
Median base salary$80,152−35% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$72k–$90.1k
Level I (entry-level) share89%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$64,546the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $63k25th $72kmedian $80.2k75th $90.1k90th $93.8k

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Percentiles from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What South Dakota School of Mines and Technology hires for

Bar: share of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 96% of filings (11 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Engineering Professor$90,11611

Jobs with at least 10 filings at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Pay by level

$89.5kLevel I
Entry-level · 89% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 6% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 6% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $89,499 16
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where South Dakota School of Mines and Technology files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Rapid, SD$80,15226

Salary details

Median salary$80,152
Middle 50%$72k–$90.1k
vs. all employers−35%comparison median $122,699
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,294 and $99,945.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,039
25th$72,000
50th (median)$80,152
75th$90,058
90th$93,848

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2021: median $82,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $83,449 (12 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $80,152 (12 filings) FY2026: median $78,112 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 17
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–––7
FY2021$82,000$80,559$88,00017
FY2022–––8
FY2023$83,449$69,250$90,00012
FY2024$90,000$80,219$92,79712
FY2025$80,152$67,925$90,41212
FY2026$78,112$72,041$89,86614

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$80,152
Median prevailing wage$64,546
Median difference+11.5%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage8%

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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota School of Mines 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 Rapid City, SD 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, Physicist and Materials Scientist and the main metro areas are Rapid, SD. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does South Dakota School of Mines and Technology sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology filed 26 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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's H-1B filings is $80,152; half of filings fall between $72,000 and $90,058. Bonus and stock are not included.