The Research Foundation for the State University of New York

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: Buffalo, NY
Median base salary$74,235−39% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$65k–$88.1k
Level I (entry-level) share41%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$69,243the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $62.1k25th $65kmedian $74.2k75th $88.1k90th $110k

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Percentiles from The Research Foundation for the State University of New York'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 5
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where The Research Foundation for the State University of New York files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Buffalo, NY$74,23512

Salary details

Median salary$74,235
Middle 50%$65k–$88.1k
vs. all employers−39%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 $60,629 and $143,473.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,098
25th$65,000
50th (median)$74,235
75th$88,078
90th$109,979

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$74,235
Median prevailing wage$69,243
Median difference+7.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage35%

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 The Research Foundation for the State University of New York

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Buffalo, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Biochemist, Medical Scientist and Software Engineer and the main metro areas are Buffalo, NY, Albany, NY and College Station, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does The Research Foundation for the State University of New York sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York 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 The Research Foundation for the State University of New York pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on The Research Foundation for the State University of New York's H-1B filings is $74,235; half of filings fall between $65,000 and $88,078. Bonus and stock are not included.