Carnegie Mellon University
H-1B pay data: 424 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
424
certified positions
$82,475
Median pay
$66,000
25th pct
$110,000
75th pct
$141,933
90th pct
$60,120
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 66 | $61,174 | $55,351 – $70,500 |
| Assistant Professor | 58 | $125,500 | $90,000 – $144,104 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 21 | $67,829 | $60,000 – $75,000 |
| Research Associate | 15 | $61,008 | $58,624 – $81,200 |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | 13 | $115,000 | $73,293 – $139,170 |
| Project Scientist | 13 | $80,145 | $68,500 – $86,216 |
| Research Scientist | 12 | $93,750 | $62,827 – $104,800 |
| Senior Project Scientist | 9 | $115,200 | $104,000 – $125,000 |
| Senior Robotics Engineer | 9 | $100,500 | $96,427 – $112,540 |
| Learning Engineer | 7 | $82,341 | $80,350 – $98,052 |
| Research Biologist | 7 | $66,840 | $64,134 – $70,700 |
| Software Engineer | 7 | $80,000 | $73,000 – $92,610 |
| Adjunct Instructor | 5 | $72,800 | $64,052 – $89,992 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 5 | $75,000 | $60,409 – $75,000 |
| Robotics Engineer | 5 | $88,050 | $86,485 – $95,496 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | 5 | $68,000 | $60,213 – $72,000 |
| CDFD Project Manager | 4 | $90,000 | $85,275 – $95,600 |
| Senior Systems/Software Engineer | 4 | $103,796 | $87,592 – $124,683 |
| Systems/Software Engineer | 4 | $97,500 | $71,466 – $111,925 |
| Assistant Professor of Business Technologies | 3 | $200,000 | $196,154 – $212,000 |
| Assistant Professor of Economics | 3 | $170,000 | $168,294 – $174,216 |
| Data Scientist | 3 | $86,441 | $86,441 – $86,441 |
| Director of Digital Government, Executive Education | 3 | $83,595 | $80,717 – $92,231 |
| Engineer II | 3 | $81,000 | $76,200 – $82,536 |
| Finance and Research Administrator | 3 | $68,000 | $64,000 – $68,000 |
Showing the top 25 of 134 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
$59,585
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 52 / 100 — Moderate sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
424
H-1B LCA filings
20
PERM certifications
0.0%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.05
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 21 · trend 10 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 1. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-2%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
$60,120$82,475 median$141,933
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▼ 10.0%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 395 (93%), med $81,354Level II · Qualified — 19 (4%), med $97,000Level III · Experienced — 9 (2%), med $83,000Level IV · Fully competent — 1 (0%), med $108,534
Pay by role
| Role | Positions | Median | Vs prevailing wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 58 | $80,250 | +22% · Above prevailing wage |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021 | 38 | $139,160 | +134% · Above prevailing wage |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 32 | $103,000 | +25% · Above prevailing wage |
| Nanosystems Engineers 17-2199 | 20 | $97,253 | +27% · Above prevailing wage |
| Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 19-2099 | 20 | $59,097 | +69% · Above prevailing wage |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032 | 17 | $125,000 | +104% · Above prevailing wage |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 17 | $62,400 | +17% · Above prevailing wage |
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists 19-1029 | 16 | $63,945 | +26% · Above prevailing wage |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 14 | $210,000 | +288% · Above prevailing wage |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 14 | $79,500 | +25% · Above prevailing wage |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 13 | $67,475 | +20% · Above prevailing wage |
| Civil Engineers 17-2051 | 10 | $90,000 | +44% · Above prevailing wage |
| Instructional Coordinators 25-9031 | 10 | $83,670 | +77% · Above prevailing wage |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 9 | $70,000 | — |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 9 | $81,000 | — |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054 | 8 | $98,743 | — |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 7 | $122,080 | — |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052 | 7 | $108,745 | — |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063 | 7 | $175,270 | — |
| Chemists 19-2031 | 7 | $61,000 | — |
| Mathematicians 15-2021 | 6 | $67,492 | — |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033 | 6 | $81,796 | — |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 | 6 | $68,288 | — |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126 | 5 | $81,354 | — |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031 | 5 | $80,000 | — |
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 411 | $82,306 |
| California | 7 | $129,532 |
| New York | 2 | $95,617 |
| Texas | 1 | $122,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $67,320 |
| Illinois | 1 | $75,000 |
| Maryland | 1 | $65,998 |
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.
All filings
Carnegie Mellon University has 424 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.