Washington State University salaries in Pullman, WA

Based on 72 certified H-1B filings by Washington State University in the Pullman, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$85,258
Middle 50%$70k–$112.2k
vs. all employers here−15%comparison median $99,882
Filings72FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,107 and $213,074.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$69,987
50th (median)$85,258
75th$112,229
90th$150,071

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $70k $100k FY2020: median $66,456 (35 filings) FY2021: median $54,000 (37 filings) FY2022: median $74,040 (31 filings) FY2023: median $79,975 (42 filings) FY2024: median $74,388 (34 filings) FY2025: median $85,731 (47 filings) FY2026: median $84,485 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 37 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 42 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 47 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 47
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$66,456$49,979$80,38135
FY2021$54,000$49,932$75,00037
FY2022$74,040$53,238$95,50031
FY2023$79,975$63,541$106,20042
FY2024$74,388$67,724$109,67534
FY2025$85,731$62,588$122,50047
FY2026$84,485$74,000$103,50025

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Engineering Professor$104,25010
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few6
Business Professortoo few6
Medical School Professortoo few6
Soil and Plant Scientisttoo few4
Materials Scientisttoo few4
Computer Science Professortoo few4
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachertoo few4
Biology Professortoo few3
Microbiologisttoo few2
Biological Techniciantoo few2
Architecture Teachertoo few2
Education Teachertoo few2
Art and Music Professortoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Pullman, WA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $83,154 54
Mid-level · Level II $145,000 10
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.