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CDS Global, Inc vs The University of Iowa

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

CDS Global, Inc

Des Moines , IA

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Employer B

The University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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Key Metrics

Metric CDS Global, Inc The University of
Total Petitions 8 992
Certified Petitions 8 960
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 96.8%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $129,228 $130,133
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $100,755 – $170,789 $40,539 – $694,000
Total Workers 8 1,015
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

CDS Global, Inc

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Senior Data Engineer 2 $152,287
Operations Automation Engineer Associate 2 $102,648
Sr Data Engineer 1 $135,970
Senior Systems Consultant 1 $113,318
Product Communications and Marketing Lead 1 $103,875
Director 3 Data Solutions Architect 1 $170,789

The University of Iowa

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Clinical Assistant Professor 200 $263,195
House Staff Fellow Physician 109 $76,499
Postdoctoral Research Scholar 103 $60,728
Assistant Professor 80 $134,738
Assistant Research Scientist 73 $67,941
House Staff Resident Physician 65 $78,312

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year CDS Global,, Petitions The University, Petitions
FY2023 3 (3 cert.) 309 (281 cert.)
FY2024 2 (2 cert.) 297 (254 cert.)
FY2025 2 (2 cert.) 349 (319 cert.)
FY2026 1 (1 cert.) 37 (37 cert.)