Visa Wage Index

Iowa State University of Science and Technology: Materials Scientists

Iowa State University of Science and Technology made 14 filings for this role, covering 14 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $82,000 a year. 14 of the 14 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.

By place and level

WhereLevelWage yearFilingsPositions LowestMedianHighestPrevailing
Ames, IA Level II 2025-26 7 7 $80,000 $82,000 $88,850 $67,558
Ames, IA Level I 2025-26 4 4 $59,243 $62,400 $63,699 $51,750
Ames, IA Level III 2025-26 1 1 $83,366 $83,366 $83,366 $83,366
Ames, IA Level II 2024-25 1 1 $72,608 $72,608 $72,608 $70,803
Ames, IA Level III 2024-25 1 1 $106,020 $106,020 $106,020 $89,898

Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.

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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.