Union College

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 16 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Schenectady, NY
Median base salary$87,000−29% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$82.4k–$93.3k
Level I (entry-level) share88%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$69,660the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $80.6k25th $82.4kmedian $87k75th $93.3k90th $95.9k

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

Pay by level

$90.9kLevel I
Entry-level · 88% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 13% 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 $90,868 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Union College files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Albany, NY$87,00016

Salary details

Median salary$87,000
Middle 50%$82.4k–$93.3k
vs. all employers−29%comparison median $122,699
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,262 and $103,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,643
25th$82,375
50th (median)$87,000
75th$93,250
90th$95,922

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $75,500 (11 filings) FY2022: median $76,500 (16 filings) FY2023: median $71,074 (12 filings) FY2025: median $90,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 16
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$75,500$67,291$77,50011
FY2021–––7
FY2022$76,500$63,930$86,75016
FY2023$71,074$64,875$80,58012
FY2024–––6
FY2025$90,000$82,500$93,00013
FY2026–––3

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$87,000
Median prevailing wage$69,660
Median difference+18.1%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 Union College

Union College's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Schenectady, NY 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, Economics Professor and Computer Science Professor and the main metro areas are Albany, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Union College sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Union College filed 16 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 Union College pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Union College's H-1B filings is $87,000; half of filings fall between $82,375 and $93,250. Bonus and stock are not included.