H-1B sponsorship profile: South Dakota State University. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, South Dakota State University filed 92 Labor Condition Applications covering 92 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 84.8% (78 certified of 92 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on South Dakota State University’s H-1B petitions range from $45,747 at the low end to $150,000 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $81,783. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (5 petitions at $50,107 avg), followed by POST DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE and ASST PROFESSOR-PRECISION AGRICULTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEERING. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. South Dakota State University is headquartered in Brookings, SD under NAICS code 611310, and places H-1B workers across 2 states, most heavily in SD, OH. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.