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W.M. Rice University: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

W.M. Rice University filed 318 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 318. Median offered salary: $73,271.

Applications (LCAs)318
Certified318
Employer addressHouston, TX
H-1B dependent employerNo
Median offered salary$73,271
Middle half of salaries$62,478–$102,750
10th–90th percentile$55,432–$135,292

Does W.M. Rice University sponsor H-1B visas?

W.M. Rice University filed 318 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Jun 12, 2026. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Salaries by job title

Job titleLCAsMedian salary
Postdoctoral Research Associate54$62,000
Postdoctoral Associate50$61,275
Assistant Professor48$125,000
Research Scientist12$69,974
Lecturer10$70,000
Research Scientist I10$69,794
Assistant Research Professor8$95,680
Assistant Teaching Professor4$102,000
Assistant Professor of Marketing4$214,914
Research Associate3$82,400
Lovett Instructor3$74,000
Rice 360 Kenya Country Director2$85,000
Assistant Professor in Economics2$185,481
Senior Data Manager2$94,946
Research Scientist - GIS2$88,812
GIS Researcher2$55,432
Director of Research2$154,000
Research Scholar2$92,500
Director of Finance Systems and Reporting2$274,375
G. C. Evans Instructor2$72,000
Research Specialist II2—
Research Engineer: Optical Engineering2$83,400
Assistant Professor of Accounting2$248,309
Postdoctoral Associate - Rice Sustainability Institute2$70,000
Assistant Professor of Operations Management2$204,637
Rice360 Director of Invention Education (IvE) Partnerships1$84,000
Program Manager1$66,500
Welch Postdoctoral Fellow1$60,000
Contract Specialist I1$68,000
Wireless Systems/Software Engineer1$90,000
Writer in Residence1—
Microscopist/Bioinstrumentation Specialist1$68,952
Director of Assessment and Evaluation of the STEM Program1$100,000
IT Services Specialist1$73,542
Data Analyst1$70,000
NEST BMET Implementation Regional Director1$85,000
Laboratory Manager1$67,000
Assistant Professor in Earth, Environmental & Planetary Scie1$115,000
Assistant Operations Director of the Animal Research Facilit1$95,000
Research Specialist1$54,798

Applications by fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202371$68,604
FY202481$72,000
FY2025113$74,000
FY202653$78,000

Prevailing wage levels

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

Occupations

Latest applications

Job titleBase salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
Postdoctoral Associate$57,000
Level I		Houston, TXJun 12, 2026Oct 23, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$100,000
Level II		Houston, TXJun 11, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor, BioSciences$125,000
Level IV		Houston, TXJun 8, 2026Aug 16, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$151,500
Level IV		Houston, TXJun 8, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Research Scientist I$85,000
Level IV		Houston, TXJun 8, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$64,480
Level I		Houston, TXJun 8, 2026Nov 5, 2026Certified
Contracts Specialist II$87,000
Level II		Houston, TXJun 4, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$67,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 19, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$65,208
Level I		Houston, TXMay 19, 2026Aug 10, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$61,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 19, 2026Sep 10, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$56,000
Level II		Houston, TXMay 6, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$55,370
Level I		Houston, TXMay 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$67,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 6, 2026Jun 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$100,000
Level II		Houston, TXMay 6, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Investment Associate$125,000
Level II		Houston, TXApr 21, 2026May 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$48,000
Level I		Houston, TXApr 14, 2026Apr 27, 2026Certified
Lovett Instructor$74,000
Level I		Houston, TXApr 14, 2026Aug 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$70,000
Level I		Houston, TXApr 14, 2026Aug 9, 2026Certified
Research Analyst, Survey Programmer$69,000
Level II		Houston, TXApr 13, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
SEA Flow Cytometrist/Microscopist$80,000
Level II		Houston, TXApr 13, 2026May 1, 2026Certified
Electronics Engineer$87,984
Level II		Houston, TXApr 10, 2026Sep 30, 2026Certified
Director of Finance Systems and Reporting$288,750
Level IV		Houston, TXApr 10, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor, Mathematics$130,000
Level II		Houston, TXMar 19, 2026Aug 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$135,000
Level II		Houston, TXMar 19, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$64,000
Level I		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Aug 12, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$65,000
Level I		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Jul 8, 2026Certified
Research Scientist I$78,000
Level II		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Aug 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$150,228
Level IV		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Teaching Professor$75,000
Level II		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$74,592
Level II		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Jun 30, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$62,421
Level I		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Apr 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$67,223
Level II		Houston, TXMar 11, 2026Jun 15, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$110,000
Level II		Houston, TXFeb 18, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$137,917
Level II		Houston, TXFeb 3, 2026Jul 30, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor of Operations Management$208,587
Level IV		Houston, TXFeb 3, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor in Economics$190,962
Level IV		Houston, TXJan 28, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Deputy Director of Recruitment$92,000
Level I		Houston, TXJan 28, 2026Mar 24, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor of Marketing$221,166
Level IV		Houston, TXJan 14, 2026Jun 24, 2026Certified
Research Scientist$65,000
Level I		Houston, TXJan 14, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Research Scientist$80,000
Level III		Houston, TXJan 14, 2026Jun 11, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$104,000
Level II		Houston, TXJan 14, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Research Professor$81,536
Level II		Houston, TXJan 12, 2026Jan 19, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$110,214
Level IV		Houston, TXJan 12, 2026May 30, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$133,900
Level IV		Houston, TXJan 12, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$63,000
Level I		Houston, TXJan 12, 2026Mar 23, 2026Certified
Research Scientist$75,000
Level II		Houston, TXDec 17, 2025Jan 20, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$62,000
Level III		Houston, TXDec 10, 2025Dec 28, 2025Certified
Assistant Research Professor—
Level IV		Houston, TXDec 8, 2025Apr 5, 2026Certified
Institutional Biosafety Administrator$74,880
Level III		Houston, TXNov 13, 2025Jan 5, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$62,000
Level I		Houston, TXNov 10, 2025Jan 12, 2026Certified
Assistant Director of Student Success and Academic Advising$60,000
Level III		Houston, TXOct 31, 2025Nov 8, 2025Certified
Research Project Manager II$80,000
Level I		Houston, TXSep 26, 2025Nov 5, 2025Certified
Research Scientist III$65,998
part-time · Level I		Houston, TXSep 26, 2025Sep 29, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$134,996
Level IV		Houston, TXSep 19, 2025Jan 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$78,000
Level I		Houston, TXSep 3, 2025Sep 5, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$50,000
Level I		Houston, TXAug 29, 2025Oct 8, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$75,000
Level I		Houston, TXAug 29, 2025Oct 10, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$64,875
Level I		Houston, TXAug 29, 2025Dec 19, 2025Certified
Rice360 Malawi Country Director$65,000
Level I		Houston, TXAug 29, 2025Jan 31, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$60,000
Level I		Houston, TXAug 25, 2025Oct 6, 2025Certified
Lecturer$79,117
Level II		Houston, TXAug 25, 2025Jan 16, 2026Certified
Research Scientist$69,948
Level IV		Houston, TXAug 14, 2025Sep 10, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$62,421
Level I		Houston, TXAug 13, 2025Sep 9, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$70,000
Level I		Houston, TXAug 4, 2025Sep 8, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$60,000
Level I		Houston, TXAug 4, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$78,000
Level I		Houston, TXJul 30, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$130,000
Level III		Houston, TXJul 28, 2025Nov 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Director, Religious Diversity and Pluralism$60,000
Level I		Houston, TXJul 25, 2025Sep 15, 2025Certified
Research Scientist I$68,000
Level IV		Houston, TXJul 25, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$130,194
Level III		Houston, TXJul 25, 2025Dec 7, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$60,000
Level I		Houston, TXJul 25, 2025Sep 16, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$58,000
Level I		Houston, TXJul 25, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$125,000
Level IV		Houston, TXJul 11, 2025Jan 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$78,125
Level I		Los Angeles, CAJul 10, 2025Jul 20, 2025Certified
Assistant Coach Women's Tennis$45,320
Level I		Houston, TXJul 10, 2025Sep 10, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$65,640
Level II		Houston, TXJul 7, 2025Jul 16, 2025Certified
Geospatial Analytics & Data Visualization Specialist$74,500
Level IV		Houston, TXJul 7, 2025Oct 6, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$65,000
Level III		Houston, TXJun 27, 2025Jul 25, 2025Certified
Research Scientist I$69,587
Level IV		Houston, TXJun 25, 2025Aug 23, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$53,000
Level II		Houston, TXJun 25, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$48,000
Level I		Houston, TXJun 25, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
Rice360 Kenya Country Director /NEST360 Country Liaison—
Level IV		Houston, TXJun 25, 2025Dec 1, 2025Certified
Research Scientist I$70,000
Level IV		Houston, TXJun 23, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$98,405
Level I		Berkeley, CAJun 20, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$60,000
Level II		Houston, TXJun 18, 2025Jun 19, 2025Certified
G. C. Evans Instructor$74,000
Level IV		Houston, TXMay 29, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Lecturer$65,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 27, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Lovett Instructor$74,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 27, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Coach, Women's Track$45,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 27, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$52,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 27, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$75,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 15, 2025Jun 16, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$65,000
Level I		Houston, TXMay 15, 2025Jun 12, 2025Certified
Research Scholar$95,000
Level II		Houston, TXMay 15, 2025Oct 4, 2025Certified
Supplier Master Database Administrator$67,434
Level I		Houston, TXMay 7, 2025May 13, 2025Certified
Export Controls Research Analyst$73,730
Level I		Houston, TXMay 7, 2025Jul 22, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$126,000
Level III		Houston, TXApr 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Research Associate$75,000
Level II		Houston, TXApr 30, 2025Aug 7, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Associate$720,000
Level I		Houston, TXApr 30, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$96,000
Level III		Houston, TXApr 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Associate Director$100,000
Level II		Houston, TXApr 30, 2025Jun 13, 2025Certified

Showing the 100 most recent of 318 applications.

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).