H-1B Filings
71
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services VA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Virginia Commonwealth University: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Virginia Commonwealth University in VA (Educational Services) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 71 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VA): · 71 H-1B LCAs at a $74,006 disclosed median · OSHA Grade A (DART 0.33)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Virginia Commonwealth University in VA carries 71 H-1B wage filings on record, a $74,006 median wage across 45 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a strong A OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 71 H-1B LCAs
- $74,006 median wage
- Grade A OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #663 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 9th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 99th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 9th pct
- median wage rank
- 61%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
D
Federal workforce composite
42/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Virginia Commonwealth University
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
71 H-1B LCAs
#663 of 51,370 sponsors · 99th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$74,006 median
9th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety C+
OSHA Grade A · DART 0.33
Safer than 61% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Virginia Commonwealth University's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 22 in FY2024 to 26 in FY2025 (+18.2%).
- Virginia Commonwealth University's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage fell from $83,591 in FY2024 to $76,684 in FY2025 (-8.3%).
Median H-1B Salary
$74,006
Below national median. Across 45 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade A · DART 0.33
Safer than industry average. vs 1.14 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Virginia Commonwealth University's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$74,006 Top 91% higher than 9% of 272,125 US employers
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Virginia Commonwealth University's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (-8.3% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Virginia Commonwealth University | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | VA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 71 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $74,006 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | A | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 0.33 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Virginia Commonwealth University's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in VA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #663 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 9th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 61% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Associate Professor & Director of Alcohol Diseases | $308,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $189,180 |
| Assistant Professor | $164,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $137,356 |
| Data Manager | $135,351 |
| Assistant Professor | $126,000 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | $110,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $95,000 |
| Associate Professor | $94,906 |
| Metabolomics Scientist | $94,749 |
| Data Analyst | $91,446 |
| Assistant Professor | $90,254 |
| Process Scientist | $83,205 |
| Research Investigator | $82,000 |
| Senior Research Associate | $80,641 |
| Assistant Professor | $80,253 |
| Research Administrator Post Award Team Lead | $80,000 |
| Scientist | $77,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $76,334 |
| Senior Research Scientist | $75,850 |
| Bioinformatician | $74,160 |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | $74,006 |
| Sr. Research Associate | $74,006 |
| Cardiovascular Scientist | $73,857 |
| Research Scientist | $73,000 |
| Research Scientist | $69,085 |
| Research Scientist | $67,999 |
| Research Scientist | $66,625 |
| Laboratory Safety Specialist | $65,000 |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | $64,984 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $63,704 |
| ACUP Program Specialist | $62,500 |
| Associate Research Administrator | $62,000 |
| Digital Communication Manager | $61,651 |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | $61,429 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $60,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $59,957 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $59,426 |
| Assistant Director, Residential Life for Leadership Programs | $59,000 |
| Psychology Postdoctorate Research Fellow | $56,483 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $55,157 |
| Asst. Prof. & Assoc. Dir. of Transfusion Med. & Apheresis | $52,650 |
| Research Coordinator | $51,330 |
| Career Counselor, Human Services | $45,000 |
| Research Assistant | $40,000 |
What the Data Says About Virginia Commonwealth University
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Virginia Commonwealth University's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 71 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 99% of sponsors in this corpus (#663 of 51,370).
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $74,006 median trails 91% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
Safer than sector norm
OSHA logged 70 injuries at a DART rate of 0.3 against a 1.1 same-NAICS-sector average (Grade A).
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Virginia Commonwealth University among Educational Services employers we track.
Falling disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $83,591 (FY2024) to $76,684 (FY2025) (-8.3%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Growing LCA footprint
FY2025 added 4 filings versus FY2024 (18.2%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.
OSHA Safety Record
Grade A DART Rate: 0.33 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 1.14)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Virginia Commonwealth University's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Educational Services).
Total reported injuries on file: 70.
Where Virginia Commonwealth University sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 200 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Virginia Commonwealth University files more petitions than 46% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 37%, the selective, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (71 filings · $74,006 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Virginia Commonwealth University compares to Educational Services peers
Virginia Commonwealth University's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state VA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Virginia Commonwealth University
71 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Virginia Commonwealth University, both outside VA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside VA (DART 0.33 here).
- AMRG (MN) · DART 0.33
- Arconic, Corp (TN) · DART 0.33
- Baxter's North America OH (OH) · DART 0.33
- Builders FirstSource (TX) · DART 0.33
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with Virginia Commonwealth University
For Virginia Commonwealth University, read sponsorship pay (71 H-1B LCAs, median $74,006) next to the OSHA safety grade (A).
- H-1B median is $74,006 across 45 disclosed-wage positions (of 71 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade A reflects a DART rate read against the Educational Services average of 1.14 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Virginia Commonwealth University's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Virginia Commonwealth University's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Virginia Commonwealth University's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Virginia Commonwealth University next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Virginia Commonwealth University's #663 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Virginia Commonwealth University's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Virginia Commonwealth University's disclosed median of $74,006 sits at the 9th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Virginia Commonwealth University's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Virginia Commonwealth University has 71 H-1B filings on record, ranking #663 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Virginia Commonwealth University's OSHA safety grade mean?
Virginia Commonwealth University carries Grade A from its establishment injury record (70 injuries on file; DART 0.33). That DART rate is safer than roughly 61% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.