University of Georgia; OGE

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 113 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Athens, GA
Median base salary$78,000−36% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$67.6k–$101k
Level I (entry-level) share95%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$50,045the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • University of Georgia; OGE hires entry-level. 95% of its filings are Level I, 4.9 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Most filed: Mathematics Professor. 13% of its filings. After that come Computer Science Professor and Foreign Language Professor.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 96% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $78,000, median prevailing wage $50,045.

Is your University of Georgia; OGE offer competitive?

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10th $59.3k25th $67.6kmedian $78k75th $101k90th $120k

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Percentiles from University of Georgia; OGE's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What University of Georgia; OGE hires for

Bar: share of University of Georgia; OGE's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 65% of filings (38 occupations in total).

Show all 4 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Mathematics Professor$101,00015
Computer Science Professor$118,00011
Foreign Language Professor$65,00011
Data Scientist$70,14010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at University of Georgia; OGE.

Pay by level

$79kLevel I
Entry-level · 95% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 2% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 4% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,000 107
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where University of Georgia; OGE files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Athens, GA$79,000111

Salary details

Median salary$78,000
Middle 50%$67.6k–$101k
vs. all employers−36%comparison median $122,699
Filings113FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,965 and $719,816.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,280
25th$67,600
50th (median)$78,000
75th$101,000
90th$120,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2022: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY2023: median $77,000 (61 filings) FY2024: median $73,440 (58 filings) FY2025: median $72,800 (75 filings) FY2026: median $89,000 (38 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 61 filings FY23 FY2024: 58 filings FY24 FY2025: 75 filings FY25 FY2026: 38 filings FY26 75
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022$80,000$66,110$85,00013
FY2023$77,000$64,011$104,00061
FY2024$73,440$62,600$105,00058
FY2025$72,800$65,000$94,00075
FY2026$89,000$75,250$104,50038

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$78,000
Median prevailing wage$50,045
Median difference+62.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage4%

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 University of Georgia; OGE

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Assistant Professor$99,500$90k–$115.8k44
Lecturer$71,000$62.4k–$82.3k20
Postdoctoral Research Associate$64,480$60k–$69.7k11

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

About University of Georgia; OGE

University of Georgia; OGE's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Athens, GA and its filings in the data run from FY2022 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Mathematics Professor, Computer Science Professor and Foreign Language Professor and the main metro areas are Athens, GA, Atlanta, GA and Tifton, GA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does University of Georgia; OGE sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. University of Georgia; OGE filed 113 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 University of Georgia; OGE pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on University of Georgia; OGE's H-1B filings is $78,000; half of filings fall between $67,600 and $101,000. Bonus and stock are not included.