Worksite city · Columbia, MO wage area
H-1B salaries in Columbia, MO
22% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 25% get a single lottery entry.
300certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$75,750median offer
22%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
51new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $35k to $254k
Lottery entries
51 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 30 | $241,794 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 19 | $55,000 |
| Biological Technicians | 18 | $50,000 |
| Data Scientists | 16 | $90,952 |
| Software Developers | 12 | $103,979 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 12 | $58,200 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 12 | $55,937 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 12 | $56,441 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 12 | $258,820 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $85,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 6 | $80,000 |
| Computer Programmers | 6 | $77,446 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $128,755 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $91,557 |
| Microbiologists | 5 | $70,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 212 | $70,000 |
| Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC. | 17 | $50,000 |
| Shelter Insurance Companies | 12 | $107,600 |
| Boone Physician Services, LLC | 4 | $343,440 |
| Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 4 | $104,644 |
| EPC Columbia Inc. | 3 | $70,574 |
| All other employers | 48 | – |