Worksite city · Knoxville, TN wage area
H-1B salaries in Oak Ridge, TN
20% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 23% get a single lottery entry.
263certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$123,000median offer
20%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
61new-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 $52k to $236k
Lottery entries
61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Scientists | 41 | $91,299 |
| Physicists | 36 | $123,426 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 34 | $122,958 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 33 | $137,948 |
| Electrical Engineers | 20 | $121,563 |
| Chemists | 19 | $88,034 |
| Chemical Engineers | 9 | $125,291 |
| Nuclear Engineers | 9 | $138,768 |
| Civil Engineers | 8 | $129,706 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 7 | $91,447 |
| Software Developers | 5 | $127,674 |
| Industrial Engineers | 5 | $138,903 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4 | $83,273 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 3 | $149,054 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 3 | $95,111 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ut-battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory) | 255 | $122,916 |
| All other employers | 8 | – |