University of Massachusetts Amherst

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 100 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Amherst, MA
Median base salary$83,380−32% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$69.4k–$116.3k
Level I (entry-level) share43%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$69,000the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Most filed: Business Professor. 10% of its filings. After that come Computer Science Professor and Engineering Professor.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 76% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $83,380, median prevailing wage $69,000.

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10th $65k25th $69.4kmedian $83.4k75th $116.3k90th $151k

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

What University of Massachusetts Amherst hires for

Bar: share of University of Massachusetts Amherst's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 56% of filings (45 occupations in total).

Show all 3 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Business Professor$157,76210
Computer Science Professor$130,00010
Engineering Professor$109,50010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where University of Massachusetts Amherst files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Amherst, MA$81,25098

Salary details

Median salary$83,380
Middle 50%$69.4k–$116.3k
vs. all employers−32%comparison median $122,699
Filings100FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,995 and $239,828.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,000
25th$69,445
50th (median)$83,380
75th$116,250
90th$151,008

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $80k $90k FY2020: median $82,300 (50 filings) FY2021: median $81,469 (38 filings) FY2022: median $82,452 (46 filings) FY2023: median $81,128 (37 filings) FY2024: median $84,500 (48 filings) FY2025: median $84,261 (61 filings) FY2026: median $80,000 (39 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 50 filings FY20 FY2021: 38 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 48 filings FY24 FY2025: 61 filings FY25 FY2026: 39 filings FY26 61
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$82,300$61,901$119,50050
FY2021$81,469$62,541$111,96038
FY2022$82,452$68,250$99,25046
FY2023$81,128$61,000$105,00037
FY2024$84,500$64,356$98,25048
FY2025$84,261$69,000$124,70861
FY2026$80,000$69,887$110,00039

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$83,380
Median prevailing wage$69,000
Median difference+18.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage24%

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 Massachusetts Amherst

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Post Doctoral Research Associate$66,287$64.4k–$71k13

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

About University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

Questions

Does University of Massachusetts Amherst sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. University of Massachusetts Amherst filed 100 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 Massachusetts Amherst pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on University of Massachusetts Amherst's H-1B filings is $83,380; half of filings fall between $69,445 and $116,250. Bonus and stock are not included.