University of Louisiana at Lafayette

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 28 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Lafayette, LA
Median base salary$70,000−43% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$59.5k–$85.3k
Level I (entry-level) share100%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$59,499the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $56.2k25th $59.5kmedian $70k75th $85.3k90th $98.6k

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

Pay by level

$70kLevel 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 $70,000 28
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where University of Louisiana at Lafayette files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Lafayette, LA$70,00027

Salary details

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$59.5k–$85.3k
vs. all employers−43%comparison median $122,699
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,430 and $128,870.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,170
25th$59,500
50th (median)$70,000
75th$85,250
90th$98,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $62,900 (18 filings) FY2021: median $65,000 (16 filings) FY2022: median $60,000 (13 filings) FY2023: median $61,500 (18 filings) FY2024: median $87,500 (20 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 20
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$62,900$50,000$77,75018
FY2021$65,000$49,125$77,25016
FY2022$60,000$49,643$75,00013
FY2023$61,500$48,125$85,00018
FY2024$87,500$79,818$95,50020
FY2025$70,000$59,500$80,87520
FY2026–––8

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$70,000
Median prevailing wage$59,499
Median difference+27.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage14%

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette

University of Louisiana at Lafayette's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Lafayette, LA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Database Administrator, Career Counselor and Computer Science Professor and the main metro areas are Lafayette, LA and New Iberia, LA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does University of Louisiana at Lafayette sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. University of Louisiana at Lafayette filed 28 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 Louisiana at Lafayette pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on University of Louisiana at Lafayette's H-1B filings is $70,000; half of filings fall between $59,500 and $85,250. Bonus and stock are not included.