Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026
College and university hiring across all jobs
1,304 LCA filings · 1,297 H-1B filings · 24 employer records
Filed worksites in South Dakota. All occupations, outcomes, visa classes and pay units. Includes undated and flagged source rows. Filings are not verified hires.
15 employer records have an institution identifier link. 9 records have only a declared college or healthcare industry code; their institution link is unknown. Employer names remain separate. Teaching and clinical wage comparisons below use separate, narrower filing populations. Missing identifiers and industry codes can leave other employers outside this view. This is not a complete institution directory.
What the records contain / DOL & NCES IPEDS disclosures
What XH1B calculates / Comparisons & market benchmarks
How to read these figures
The institution comparison uses stored employer cohorts linked by EIN. Each row states its wage basis. The prevailing-wage comparison includes all LCA statuses and visa classes. The offered-wage comparison includes certified H-1B filings, including withdrawn certifications. Rankings and combined counts require one verified basis. Both use instructional occupations, year units and a $20,000 to $1,000,000 range on their stated wage. The separate filing and occupation tables keep their own stated cohorts. IPEDS reports the campus-wide instructional salary reference. A filing does not confirm a hire or paycheck.
Definitions & methodology ↗Each comparison states its wage basis. The prevailing-wage comparison includes all LCA statuses and visa classes. The offered-wage comparison includes certified H-1B filings, including withdrawn certifications. Both use SOC 25-1 occupations, annual wage units and a $20,000 to $1,000,000 range on their stated wage measure. Rankings and combined comparisons require one verified basis. Filings are not verified hires or payroll.
Calculated · DOL LCA × IPEDS · 9 employer records
Filed wages against each campus's own instructional-pay record.
Compare each linked employer cohort with the campus-wide average salary for all instructional staff (IPEDS SAL_IS, all ranks). Each row states its stored wage basis. Jobs, ranks, workloads, contract periods and years can differ. Each row is one matched employer record; several records can link to the same campus.
| Campus staff avg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augustana UniversitySioux Falls · SD · private | 21 | $56.6KCertified H-1B offered wage | $72.5K | 78% |
| 2Mount Marty UniversityYankton · SD · private | 1 | $60KCertified H-1B offered wage | $77.4K | 78% |
| 3Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City · SD · public | 1 | $55KCertified H-1B offered wage | $67.1K | 82% |
| 4South Dakota State UniversitySD | 198 | $75KCertified H-1B offered wage | -- | -- |
| 5Dakota State UniversitySD | 37 | $85KCertified H-1B offered wage | -- | -- |
| 6South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD | 80 | $82KCertified H-1B offered wage | -- | -- |
| 7Black Hills State UniversitySD | 19 | $68.5KCertified H-1B offered wage | -- | -- |
| 8University of South DakotaSD | 94 | $73.9KCertified H-1B offered wage | -- | -- |
Source records · DOL LCA · 29 roles
Instructional roles filed under, and their wage floors.
Certified filings by postsecondary-teacher occupation. The median is the filed prevailing wage, the DOL wage floor for the role, set against the BLS national median, not the employer's offered amount. This cohort retains Year-unit offers. Prevailing wages use their stored annual value or their own Year-unit value when it is absent.
Source records · DOL LCA · 505 certified filings
Instructional H-1B filings in South Dakota.
Individual LCA filings for postsecondary-teacher occupations (SOC 25-1000 through 25-1999): faculty, instructors, teaching assistants. An application records an offer, not a confirmed hire. Sorted by decision date; open a column header to re-sort.
Dakota State University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Computer Science · MADISON 57042 · 2026-03-31
Western Dakota Technical College(1 position requested)
Math Instructor · Rapid City 57703 · 2026-03-23
South Dakota State University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Computer Science · BROOKINGS 57007 · 2026-03-04
University of South Dakota(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Audiology · VERMILLION 57069 · 2026-03-04
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Physics · RAPID CITY 57701 · 2026-03-04
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Industrial Engineering · RAPID CITY 57701 · 2026-03-02
Northern State University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Psychology · ABERDEEN 57401 · 2026-03-02
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor - Chemistry · RAPID CITY 57701 · 2026-03-02
A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.
Counties · 9 with filings or institutions
Where South Dakota's instructional filings concentrate.
Counties with at least one certified instructional filing or one linked institution. The median column is the filed prevailing wage; open a county for its full record.
Geography · median filed wage vs BLS benchmark
Where filed faculty wages sit furthest below the benchmark.
Counties shaded by how far the median prevailing wage on certified instructional filings sits below the BLS national median for postsecondary teachers. Counties at 40% or more below BLS carry the deepest shade. Counties with fewer than 3 qualifying filings are not shaded.
How the county comparison is calculated
The map compares the median prevailing wage on certified instructional LCAs in each county with the BLS national median for postsecondary teachers. It is a calculated comparison of filing records and a market benchmark. It does not identify an individual's faculty rank, workload, or confirmed employment. Year-unit offers remain required. Prevailing wages use their stored annual value or their own Year-unit value when it is absent, from $20,000 through $1,000,000.
Sources & joins
What each measure reads.
- DOL OFLC LCA · certified H-1B applications for postsecondary-teacher occupations (SOC 25-1000–25-1999), annual wage basis
- NCES IPEDS SAL_IS · instructional-staff salary outlays by rank, joined to employer records by EIN
- BLS OES · national medians for postsecondary teaching occupations (25-1011 through 25-1199)
Limits
How to read these figures.
Measure bases differ. The offered median is the employer-certified offer on instructional filings. The faculty roles table and the map use the filed prevailing wage, the DOL wage floor. The campus comparison divides by what the institution reports paying all instructional staff. The three are not interchangeable.
A filing records an offer and an employer assertion, not a payroll or a confirmed hire. Institution membership comes from the EIN join; K-12 districts have no coverage in this vertical.
Questions about the data & methods
How many certified H-1B instructional filings are on record in South Dakota?
505 certified H-1B labor condition applications for postsecondary teaching roles are on record in South Dakota, per Department of Labor disclosure data. This dataset counts DOL LCAs, not USCIS Form I-129 petitions, so it does not show whether any petition was approved. The cohort covers all employers, Year-unit offers and annual prevailing wages from $20,000 to $1,000,000. Certified includes withdrawn certifications.
What wages do certified H-1B instructional filings in South Dakota offer?
The median wage offered on certified H-1B instructional filings in South Dakota is $75,000 per year. That is 11% below the BLS postsecondary reference ($84,290). This is an unweighted median of national occupation medians or means from the latest national survey year, not a filing-year-paired wage median.
Are any South Dakota universities exempt from the H-1B lottery?
3 employer records in South Dakota link to campuses marked cap-exempt. This count measures matched employer records, not distinct campuses. Check the campus and employer records for the exemption basis.
Public source records and site analysis. We do not attest to accuracy. Read the full disclaimer.
Dataset guides and site methods
- [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
- [2] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
- [3] Guidance · NCES. IPEDS: Key Concepts. Institutions, UNITID, enrollment, staff, and glossary
- [4] Guidance · NCES. 2024–25 IPEDS Human Resources survey instructions. Part G: full-time, non-medical school instructional staff; salary worksheet and salary outlaysDefines staff coverage, academic ranks, months worked, salary outlays and the equated nine-month average. It does not report an individual professor’s wage.Checked 2026-10-18.
- [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsThese are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.