Mississippi State University

113 certified · Median $77,000 a year · Mississippi State, MS

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202644730
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202569630

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$63,000
Median
$77,000
75th percentile
$95,000

A year, from 113 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,93746
  • Postdoctoral AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $61,88920
  • Assistant Research ProfessorData Scientists · median $85,00011
  • Associate ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $94,0955
  • Instructor ICommunications Teachers, Postsecondary · median $49,1674
  • Assistant Clinical ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $150,0003
  • Assistant Teaching ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $67,5002
  • Research Associate IAgricultural Technicians · median $50,5002
  • ResidentVeterinary Technologists and Technicians · median $45,0002
  • Senior Research EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $111,0422

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Mississippi State, MS75
  • Starkville, MS22
  • Crystal Springs, MS2
  • Leland, MS2
  • Newport News, VA2
  • Miami, FL1
  • Kiln, MS1
  • Meridian, MS1
  • Mississippi, MS1
  • Pearl, MS1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 132