UT Southwestern Medical Center

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 435 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Dallas, TX
  • Founded 1943
  • 8,188 employees (2020)
Median base salary$73,000−41% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$66.5k–$85.7k
Level I (entry-level) share67%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$55,328the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center hires entry-level. 67% of its filings are Level I, 3.4 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Most filed: Medical Scientist. 41% of its filings. After that come Molecular and Cellular Biologist and Radiologist.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 98% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $73,000, median prevailing wage $55,328.

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10th $61.2k25th $66.5kmedian $73k75th $85.7k90th $139.2k

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Percentiles from UT Southwestern Medical Center's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What UT Southwestern Medical Center hires for

Bar: share of UT Southwestern Medical Center's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 88% of filings (43 occupations in total).

Show all 5 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Medical Scientist$70,000180
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$70,000103
Radiologist$404,00030
Biochemist$71,73220
Statistician$85,00011

Jobs with at least 10 filings at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Pay by level

$70.1kLevel I
Entry-level · 67% of filings
$80kLevel II
Mid-level · 27% of filings
$79.5kLevel III
Senior · 5% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 1% of filings

Level medians mix different jobs, so a higher level can show a lower median. Within one job, pay rises with level.

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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,121 290
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 119
Senior · Level III $79,454 20
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where UT Southwestern Medical Center files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Dallas, TX$73,000435

Salary details

Median salary$73,000
Middle 50%$66.5k–$85.7k
vs. all employers−41%comparison median $122,699
Filings435FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,680 and $456,104.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,176
25th$66,492
50th (median)$73,000
75th$85,748
90th$139,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $57,200 (219 filings) FY2021: median $59,580 (208 filings) FY2022: median $62,219 (227 filings) FY2023: median $64,700 (253 filings) FY2024: median $69,000 (245 filings) FY2025: median $71,420 (251 filings) FY2026: median $75,075 (184 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 219 filings FY20 FY2021: 208 filings FY21 FY2022: 227 filings FY22 FY2023: 253 filings FY23 FY2024: 245 filings FY24 FY2025: 251 filings FY25 FY2026: 184 filings FY26 253
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$57,200$53,130$70,000219
FY2021$59,580$55,596$67,271208
FY2022$62,219$58,000$80,000227
FY2023$64,700$60,000$83,000253
FY2024$69,000$62,000$80,000245
FY2025$71,420$64,741$83,617251
FY2026$75,075$68,964$87,531184

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$73,000
Median prevailing wage$55,328
Median difference+34.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage2%

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 UT Southwestern Medical Center

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Postdoctoral Researcher$66,492$62.6k–$70k102
Assistant Professor$229,800$132.9k–$400k56
Instructor$75,000$71.5k–$85k45
Research Scientist$71,248$69k–$74.5k38
Research Associate$55,850$52.2k–$60k28
Senior Research Associate$65,798$60k–$69.3k24
Assistant Instructor$71,420$69k–$81.1k17
Clinical Fellow$86,503$83.6k–$86.5k16
Senior Research Scientist$77,250$76.3k–$81.3k11
Biostatistical Consultant$84,000$80k–$89.7k10

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

About UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Dallas, TX and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Medical Scientist, Molecular and Cellular Biologist and Radiologist and the main metro areas are Dallas, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Founded
1943
Employees
8,188 (2020)

Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions

Does UT Southwestern Medical Center sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. UT Southwestern Medical Center filed 435 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 UT Southwestern Medical Center pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on UT Southwestern Medical Center's H-1B filings is $73,000; half of filings fall between $66,492 and $85,748. Bonus and stock are not included.