The University of Alabama in Huntsville

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 51 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Huntsville, AL
Median base salary$90,000−27% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$74.8k–$103.9k
Level I (entry-level) share86%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$60,965the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • The University of Alabama in Huntsville hires entry-level. 86% of its filings are Level I, 4.4 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 92% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $90,000, median prevailing wage $60,965.

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10th $62.9k25th $74.8kmedian $90k75th $103.9k90th $115k

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Percentiles from The University of Alabama in Huntsville's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What The University of Alabama in Huntsville hires for

Bar: share of The University of Alabama in Huntsville's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 78% of filings (21 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$99,00014

Jobs with at least 10 filings at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Pay by level

$90.7kLevel I
Entry-level · 86% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 12% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 2% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,744 44
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where The University of Alabama in Huntsville files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Huntsville, AL$90,90050

Salary details

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$74.8k–$103.9k
vs. all employers−27%comparison median $122,699
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,300 and $153,968.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,878
25th$74,838
50th (median)$90,000
75th$103,907
90th$114,951

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $80,750 (14 filings) FY2022: median $75,500 (17 filings) FY2023: median $98,000 (25 filings) FY2024: median $98,500 (12 filings) FY2025: median $91,800 (29 filings) FY2026: median $89,844 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 29
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$80,750$56,613$90,52514
FY2021–––9
FY2022$75,500$72,500$82,03017
FY2023$98,000$72,700$110,00025
FY2024$98,500$84,230$124,63912
FY2025$91,800$75,000$102,00029
FY2026$89,844$71,414$104,77322

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$90,000
Median prevailing wage$60,965
Median difference+39.9%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 The University of Alabama in Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Huntsville, AL and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Research Scientist (Computer Science), Engineering Professor and Physicist and the main metro areas are Huntsville, AL and Palm Bay, FL. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does The University of Alabama in Huntsville sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. The University of Alabama in Huntsville filed 51 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on The University of Alabama in Huntsville's H-1B filings is $90,000; half of filings fall between $74,838 and $103,907. Bonus and stock are not included.