H-1B Filings
74
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services WA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Washington State University: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Washington State University in WA (Educational Services) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 74 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Washington State University (WA): · 74 H-1B LCAs at a $82,498 disclosed median · OSHA Grade B (DART 0.59)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Washington State University in WA carries 74 H-1B wage filings on record, a $82,498 median wage across 56 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a solid B OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 74 H-1B LCAs
- $82,498 median wage
- Grade B OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #648 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 14th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 99th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 14th pct
- median wage rank
- 58%
- 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 · Washington State 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+
74 H-1B LCAs
#648 of 51,370 sponsors · 99th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$82,498 median
14th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety C
OSHA Grade B · DART 0.59
Safer than 58% 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
- Washington State University's disclosed H-1B petition count fell from 26 in FY2024 to 22 in FY2025 (-15.4%).
- Washington State University's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $79,843 in FY2024 to $94,750 in FY2025 (+18.7%).
Median H-1B Salary
$82,498
Below national median. Across 56 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade B · DART 0.59
Safer than industry average. vs 1.14 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Washington State University's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$82,498 Top 86% higher than 14% 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
Washington State University's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+18.7% 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 | Washington State University | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | WA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 74 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $82,498 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | B | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 0.59 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Washington State University's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in WA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #648 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 14th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 58% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Lecturer | $170,000 |
| Lecturer | $170,000 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | $150,079 |
| Assistant Professor | $145,583 |
| Assistant Professor | $145,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $110,000 |
| Teaching Assistant Professor | $110,000 |
| Information Systems Project Leader | $109,729 |
| Assistant Professor | $108,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $107,625 |
| Associate Professor | $106,628 |
| Scholarly Assistant Professor | $104,038 |
| Assistant Professor | $100,502 |
| Assistant Professor | $100,200 |
| Scholarly Assistant Professor | $99,779 |
| Assistant Professor | $99,750 |
| Data and Strategy Associate | $98,738 |
| Assistant Professor | $94,095 |
| Assistant Research Professor | $92,571 |
| Data and Strategy Associate | $91,415 |
| Assistant Professor | $90,280 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $89,096 |
| IT Auditor | $87,822 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $85,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $85,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $83,588 |
| Application Systems Analyst/Developer | $82,952 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $82,498 |
| Information Systems Coordinator | $80,345 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $78,028 |
| Teaching Assistant Professor | $78,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $76,000 |
| Teaching Assistant Professor | $75,000 |
| Scholarly Assistant Professor | $69,949 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $69,079 |
| Scientific Laboratory Manager | $67,725 |
| Research Associate | $67,724 |
| Associate in Research | $66,625 |
| Research Associate | $66,331 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $64,000 |
| Research Associate | $62,057 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $62,050 |
| Research Associate | $61,200 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $61,200 |
| International Recruiting Coordinator/Lead Assistant Coach | $60,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $58,000 |
| Program Coordinator | $57,000 |
| Teaching Assistant Professor | $55,940 |
| Research Associate | $55,224 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $55,080 |
What the Data Says About Washington State University
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Washington State University's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 74 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 99% of sponsors in this corpus (#648 of 51,370).
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $79,843 (FY2024) to $94,750 (FY2025) (+18.7%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $82,498 median trails 86% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
Safer than sector norm
OSHA logged 78 injuries at a DART rate of 0.6 against a 1.1 same-NAICS-sector average (Grade B).
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Washington State University among Educational Services employers we track.
Shrinking LCA footprint
FY2025 filings fell 15.4% from FY2024 (26 → 22).
OSHA Safety Record
Grade B DART Rate: 0.59 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 1.14)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Washington State 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: 78.
Where Washington State 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, Washington State University files more petitions than 47% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 70%, the selective, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (74 filings · $82,498 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 40; the brand marker is Washington State 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 Washington State University compares to Educational Services peers
Washington State University's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state WA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Washington State University
74 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 Washington State University, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside WA (DART 0.59 here).
- Amphenol Aerospace (NY) · DART 0.59
- BelGioioso Cheese (WI) · DART 0.59
- Biomat USA (UT) · DART 0.59
- Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. (CA) · DART 0.59
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 Washington State University
For Washington State University, read sponsorship pay (74 H-1B LCAs, median $82,498) next to the OSHA safety grade (B).
- H-1B median is $82,498 across 56 disclosed-wage positions (of 74 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade B reflects a DART rate read against the Educational Services average of 1.14 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Washington State 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 Washington State University's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Washington State University's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Washington State University next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Washington State University's #648 placement sits in the full federal roster.
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEmployers.
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 Washington State University's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Washington State University's disclosed median of $82,498 sits at the 14th 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 Washington State University's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Washington State University has 74 H-1B filings on record, ranking #648 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 Washington State University's OSHA safety grade mean?
Washington State University carries Grade B from its establishment injury record (78 injuries on file; DART 0.59). That DART rate is safer than roughly 58% 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.