Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026
College and university hiring across all jobs
11,703 LCA filings · 11,616 H-1B filings · 236 employer records
Filed worksites in Virginia. All occupations, outcomes, visa classes and pay units. Includes undated and flagged source rows. Filings are not verified hires.
132 employer records have an institution identifier link. 104 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 The offered-wage comparison includes certified H-1B filings, including withdrawn certifications.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 The offered-wage comparison includes certified H-1B filings, including withdrawn certifications.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 · 49 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond · VA · public | 427 | $60.1KCertified H-1B offered wage | $118.4K | 51% |
| 2Washington University of Science and TechnologyAlexandria · VA · for-profit | 3 | $65KCertified H-1B offered wage | $120K | 54% |
| 3University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · VA · private | 85 | $72.5KCertified H-1B offered wage | $132.6K | 55% |
| 4Emory & Henry UniversityEmory · VA · private | 8 | $45.1KCertified H-1B offered wage | $76.2K | 59% |
| 5Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond · VA · public | 233 | $70KCertified H-1B offered wage | $118.4K | 59% |
| 6Radford University-CarilionRoanoke · VA · public | 2 | $44KCertified H-1B offered wage | $72.6K | 61% |
| 7Virginia Military InstituteLexington · VA · public | 42 | $69.1KCertified H-1B offered wage | $104.1K | 66% |
| 8William & MaryWilliamsburg · VA · public | 205 | $82.4KCertified H-1B offered wage | $122.1K | 68% |
Source records · DOL LCA · 38 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 · 3,890 certified filings
Instructional H-1B filings in Virginia.
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.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor · Blacksburg 24061 · 2026-03-31
Hampden-Sydney College(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry · Hampden Sydney 23943 · 2026-03-31
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor of Musicology/Ethno musicology · Blacksburg 24061 · 2026-03-30
Washington and Lee University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor of Law · Lexington 24450 · 2026-03-26
George Mason University(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor · Fairfax 22030 · 2026-03-26
The University of Virginia(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor · Charlottesville 22904 · 2026-03-26
The College of William and Mary(1 position requested)
Assistant Professor of English- Global Victorian Literatures · Williamsburg 23186 · 2026-03-26
The University of Virginia(1 position requested)
Research Associate · Charlottesville 22903 · 2026-03-26
A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.
Counties · 55 with filings or institutions
Where Virginia'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 Virginia?
3,890 certified H-1B labor condition applications for postsecondary teaching roles are on record in Virginia, 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 Virginia offer?
The median wage offered on certified H-1B instructional filings in Virginia is $78,460 per year. That is 7% 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 Virginia universities exempt from the H-1B lottery?
42 employer records in Virginia 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.
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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.