Worksite city · Athens-Clarke County, GA wage area
H-1B salaries in Athens, GA
28% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 34% get a single lottery entry.
225certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$85,000median offer
28%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
29new-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 $38k to $321k
Lottery entries
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 21 | $63,000 |
| Physicians, All Other | 16 | $268,875 |
| Data Scientists | 14 | $87,500 |
| Software Developers | 11 | $90,000 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $190,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 10 | $63,814 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $106,852 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $100,500 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $98,590 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $130,000 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $65,000 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 6 | $60,840 |
| Microbiologists | 5 | $68,000 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $101,000 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $103,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia; OGE | 150 | $80,655 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc. | 13 | $71,386 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, INC. | 5 | $130,000 |
| Clarke County Board of Education (School District) | 4 | $69,339 |
| Nocturnal INC. | 4 | $135,100 |
| Piedmont Medical Care Corporation | 4 | $330,000 |
| ECC Hospitalist Services, P.C | 3 | $268,800 |
| All other employers | 42 | – |