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West Lafayette, INDIANA

Reported H-1B wages at worksites in this city. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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West Lafayette insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings2,717All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$81,0001,911 eligible salary records
Employer names259Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$58,544–$105,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
090180270361FY 2016: 201 filings16FY 2017: 162 filings17FY 2018: 261 filings18FY 2019: 226 filings19FY 2020: 221 filings20FY 2021: 256 filings21FY 2022: 300 filings22FY 2023: 249 filings23FY 2024: 220 filings24FY 2025: 322 filings25FY 2026: 299 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*299 filings$97,706 median · n=145

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 1,911 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Assistant Professor632
$101,343 median · n=437 eligible
Post-Doctoral Research Associate389
$53,102 median · n=264 eligible
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant158
$54,530 median · n=102 eligible
Research Scientist78
$91,176 median · n=55 eligible
Postdoctoral Research Associate67
$53,500 median · n=43 eligible
Research Associate63
$58,240 median · n=43 eligible
Clinical Assistant Professor56
$117,000 median · n=38 eligible
Visiting Assistant Professor50
$72,500 median · n=30 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
West Lafayette, IN2,524
$81,337 median · n=1,750 eligible
West Lafayette, INDIANA189
$70,483 median · n=158 eligible
West Lafayette, GA1
$68,000 median · n=1 eligible
West Lafayetter, IN1
— median · n=0 eligible
West Lafayetter, NJ1
$37,000 median · n=1 eligible
West Lafayettet, IN1
$56,181 median · n=1 eligible

Top 6 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
74.9%Certified LCAs
Certified2,035 74.9%
Certified - Withdrawn566 20.8%
Withdrawn99 3.6%
Denied17 0.6%

Denominator: all 2,717 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Purdue University2,195
$77,050 median · n=1,495 eligible
Cook Research Incorporated32
$75,000 median · n=25 eligible
Amazon.Com Services LLC24
$99,736 median · n=21 eligible
Quasistatics Inc.16
$96,500 median · n=13 eligible
Microsoft Corporation14
$125,000 median · n=14 eligible
Fresh World Market In LLC12
$62,026 median · n=11 eligible
Inari Agriculture, Inc.11
$105,166 median · n=10 eligible
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.10
$70,000 median · n=10 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$81,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$49,994
25th percentile$58,544
Median (50th)$81,000
75th percentile$105,000
90th percentile$132,000

n=1,911 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

2,717 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Purdue UniversityOperations Manager, Autonomous Racing Team

Filing details

$86,700.12 /yr

I-200-26079-720018
Reported wage: $86,700.12 / year
Annualized: $86,700
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN03/20/202606/01/2026
Purdue UniversityPost Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-26174-041924
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-08-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/23/202608/16/2026
Purdue UniversityAssistant Professor

Filing details

$102,540 /yr

I-200-26174-042064
Reported wage: $102,540 / year
Annualized: $102,540
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-08-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/23/202608/17/2026
Gallup, Inc.Software Engineer

Filing details

$108,784 /yr

I-200-26174-043141
Reported wage: $108,784–$135,000 / year
Annualized: $108,784
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/23/202610/01/2026
Purdue UniversityAssistant Professor

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-26175-044554
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/23/202612/01/2026
Purdue UniversityAssistant Professor

Filing details

$112,500 /yr

I-200-26175-044638
Reported wage: $112,500 / year
Annualized: $112,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-08-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/23/202608/17/2026
Purdue UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$58,594 /yr

I-200-26169-032215
Reported wage: $58,594 / year
Annualized: $58,594
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-09-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/18/202609/15/2026
Purdue UniversityProteomics Director

Filing details

$124,363 /yr

I-200-26170-034112
Reported wage: $124,363 / year
Annualized: $124,363
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/19/202609/01/2026
Dot It Solutions IncSoftware Developer

Filing details

$81,037 /yr

I-200-26171-035589
Reported wage: $81,037 / year
Annualized: $81,037
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/19/202610/01/2026
Purdue UniversityProteomics Director

Filing details

$112,689 /yr

I-200-26141-936527
Reported wage: $112,689 / year
Annualized: $112,689
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN05/21/202609/01/2026
Mediatek USA Inc.Engineer

Filing details

$121,744 /yr

I-200-26166-017019
Reported wage: $121,744–$151,744 / year
Annualized: $121,744
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 15

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/15/202607/01/2026
Purdue UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Assistant

Filing details

$58,594 /yr

I-200-26153-973902
Reported wage: $58,594 / year
Annualized: $58,594
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2029-09-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/02/202609/15/2026
Purdue UniversityPostdoctoral Research Assistant

Filing details

$64,000 /yr

I-200-26162-007798
Reported wage: $64,000 / year
Annualized: $64,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/11/202607/01/2026
Purdue UniversityLead Staff Therapist

Filing details

$101,571.84 /yr

I-200-26162-003571
Reported wage: $101,571.84 / year
Annualized: $101,572
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-09-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/10/202609/05/2026
Four Brother Food Services IncBusiness Intelligence Analyst

Filing details

$61,500 /yr

I-200-26160-994504
Reported wage: $61,500 / year
Annualized: $61,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-16
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/09/202610/01/2026
Quasistatics Inc.Software Engineer

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-26159-990668
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/08/202610/01/2026
Ansys, Inc.R&D Engineering, Sr. Engineer

Filing details

$81,037 /yr

I-200-26155-982862
Reported wage: $81,037–$120,500 / year
Annualized: $81,037
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/04/202610/01/2026
Purdue UniversityAssistant Coach – Men’S Tennis

Filing details

$67,000.08 /yr

I-200-26155-983189
Reported wage: $67,000.08 / year
Annualized: $67,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/04/202607/01/2026
Quasistatics Inc.Senior System Design Engineer I

Filing details

$113,708 /yr

I-200-26154-975839
Reported wage: $113,708 / year
Annualized: $113,708
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/03/202610/01/2026
Purdue UniversityAssistant Professor

Filing details

$102,405.96 /yr

I-200-26154-976418
Reported wage: $102,405.96 / year
Annualized: $102,406
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/03/202612/01/2026
Quasistatics Inc.Embedded Software Engineer

Filing details

$87,550 /yr

I-200-26154-978283
Reported wage: $87,550 / year
Annualized: $87,550
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/03/202610/01/2026
Quasistatics Inc.Embedded Software Engineer

Filing details

$81,500 /yr

I-200-26154-978321
Reported wage: $81,500 / year
Annualized: $81,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/03/202610/01/2026
Purdue UniversitySenior Computational Scientist

Filing details

$91,438.44 /yr

I-200-26154-978347
Reported wage: $91,438.44 / year
Annualized: $91,438
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-08-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/03/202608/25/2026
M3sim LLCLead Engineer

Filing details

$125,653 /yr

I-200-26153-971838
Reported wage: $125,653 / year
Annualized: $125,653
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-09
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/02/202610/01/2026
Purdue UniversityAssistant Professor

Filing details

$113,999.94 /yr

I-200-26153-973540
Reported wage: $113,999.94 / year
Annualized: $114,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-09
Employment end: 2029-09-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/02/202609/15/2026

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.