University of San Diego

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 22 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Diego, CA
Median base salary$108,829−11% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$96.6k–$148.9k
Level I (entry-level) share55%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$75,440the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $79k25th $96.6kmedian $108.8k75th $148.9k90th $164k

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

Pay by level

$108.8kLevel I
Entry-level · 55% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 23% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 9% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 14% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $108,829 12
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where University of San Diego files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
San Diego, CA$108,38921

Salary details

Median salary$108,829
Middle 50%$96.6k–$148.9k
vs. all employers−11%comparison median $122,699
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,234 and $192,762.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,037
25th$96,620
50th (median)$108,829
75th$148,911
90th$164,049

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $115k $160k FY2020: median $86,798 (14 filings) FY2022: median $124,800 (15 filings) FY2025: median $107,046 (11 filings) FY2026: median $145,643 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 15
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$86,798$68,848$115,67414
FY2021–––7
FY2022$124,800$122,138$142,40715
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––9
FY2025$107,046$93,182$109,19411
FY2026$145,643$103,759$155,76911

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$108,829
Median prevailing wage$75,440
Median difference+41.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage5%

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 San Diego

University of San Diego's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Diego, CA 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, Business Professor and Law Teacher and the main metro areas are San Diego, CA and Allentown, PA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does University of San Diego sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. University of San Diego filed 22 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 San Diego pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on University of San Diego's H-1B filings is $108,829; half of filings fall between $96,620 and $148,911. Bonus and stock are not included.