Vanderbilt University
H-1B pay data: 327 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 63 | $62,236 | $56,746 – $72,350 |
| Research Assistant Professor | 31 | $75,000 | $62,878 – $100,000 |
| Assistant Professor | 30 | $130,000 | $104,400 – $145,200 |
| Senior Lecturer | 13 | $72,800 | $63,400 – $84,600 |
| Research Instructor | 12 | $70,250 | $67,192 – $75,941 |
| Drug Discovery Scientist | 10 | $77,750 | $76,300 – $92,560 |
| Research Scientist | 9 | $120,000 | $106,000 – $140,477 |
| Staff Scientist | 9 | $75,000 | $70,040 – $81,425 |
| Assistant Professor of the Practice | 7 | $100,000 | $73,453 – $119,000 |
| Senior Research Assistant | 7 | $56,160 | $50,619 – $58,108 |
| Assistant Professor of Management | 6 | $260,450 | $196,450 – $262,950 |
| Research Assistant | 6 | $50,409 | $42,900 – $53,591 |
| Data Analyst | 4 | $76,050 | $67,130 – $80,000 |
| Research Engineer | 4 | $76,750 | $67,250 – $87,300 |
| Senior Research Specialist | 4 | $72,146 | $64,024 – $74,750 |
| Senior Research Engineer | 3 | $110,467 | $110,093 – $116,125 |
| Assistant Professor of Nursing | 2 | $125,706 | $122,270 – $129,141 |
| Assistant Professor of Philosophy | 2 | $92,640 | $86,752 – $98,528 |
| Data Scientist | 2 | $88,108 | $79,222 – $96,994 |
| Director of Special Collections and University Archives | 2 | $107,607 | $103,921 – $111,293 |
| Lead Teacher | 2 | $46,384 | $44,221 – $48,547 |
| Program Coordinator | 2 | $53,250 | $52,650 – $53,850 |
| Research Fellow | 2 | $110,000 | $102,000 – $118,000 |
| Research Scientist/Engineer | 2 | $93,303 | $91,461 – $95,145 |
| Research Software Engineer | 2 | $106,750 | $104,150 – $109,350 |
Showing the top 25 of 111 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
Sponsorship score: 53 / 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 →
Components: volume 20 · trend 10 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 2. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+5%); 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.
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 23.8%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Pay by role
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 317 | $75,000 |
| California | 3 | $90,000 |
| Colorado | 2 | $62,650 |
| Florida | 1 | $63,000 |
| Illinois | 1 | $61,714 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $72,800 |
| Iowa | 1 | $86,569 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $120,000 |
All filings
Vanderbilt University has 327 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.