2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

W M Rice University

Offered base salaries from 71 certified H-1B filings, across 9 roles in 1 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of W M Rice University's certified filings offered $73,730 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $65,000 and $99,960. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Materials Scientists$70,000$50k – $98k6
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$75,000$65k – $130k6
Physicists$60,000$52k – $78k5
Chemists$53,000$48k – $60k5
Health Education Specialists$72,828$65k – $120k5
Biochemists and Biophysicists$70,000$68k – $77k4
Economists$84,872$74k – $95k3
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$125,000$74k – $133k3
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,117$65k – $79k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$72,828$45k – $720k68
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares W M Rice University's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary — Houston$75,0006−26.3%
Chemists — Houston$53,0005−50.3%
Materials Scientists — Houston$69,9485−7.2%
Health Education Specialists — Houston$72,8285−3.3%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
71 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes W M Rice University's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.