Texas State University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 68 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Marcos, TX
Median base salary$76,622−38% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$66.3k–$96.2k
Level I (entry-level) share100%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$59,500the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Texas State University hires entry-level. 100% of its filings are Level I, 5.1 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 90% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $76,622, median prevailing wage $59,500.

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10th $55.6k25th $66.3kmedian $76.6k75th $96.2k90th $124k

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

What Texas State University hires for

Bar: share of Texas State University's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 63% of filings (32 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Engineering Professor$87,26413

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Texas State University.

Pay by level

$77.8kLevel I
Entry-level · 100% of filings
–Level II
Mid-level · 0% 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 $77,773 62
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Texas State University files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Austin, TX$76,62266

Salary details

Median salary$76,622
Middle 50%$66.3k–$96.2k
vs. all employers−38%comparison median $122,699
Filings68FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $38,181 and $162,506.
PercentileSalary
10th$55,608
25th$66,289
50th (median)$76,622
75th$96,180
90th$124,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $68,000 (27 filings) FY2021: median $68,193 (20 filings) FY2022: median $72,500 (37 filings) FY2023: median $70,750 (30 filings) FY2024: median $72,000 (52 filings) FY2025: median $75,750 (44 filings) FY2026: median $77,773 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 37 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 52 filings FY24 FY2025: 44 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 52
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$68,000$50,400$91,66727
FY2021$68,193$63,859$77,75020
FY2022$72,500$64,000$100,00037
FY2023$70,750$62,957$77,75030
FY2024$72,000$56,484$80,03452
FY2025$75,750$61,660$98,45844
FY2026$77,773$70,375$94,39324

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$76,622
Median prevailing wage$59,500
Median difference+30.2%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.

Job titles at Texas State University

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Assistant Professor$85,373$75k–$103k33

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Texas State University

Texas State 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 San Marcos, TX 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, Computer Science Professor and Business Professor and the main metro areas are Austin, TX and Dallas, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Texas State University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Texas State University filed 68 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 Texas State University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Texas State University's H-1B filings is $76,622; half of filings fall between $66,289 and $96,180. Bonus and stock are not included.