H-1B and green card employer
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Colorado State University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
108certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$80,274median offer · middle half $67k to $94k
49%82 vs. 55 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
7certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
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
Lottery entries at Colorado State University's offers
Colorado State University files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What Colorado State University offers
108 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
82 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$83,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
7 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 12 | $78,894 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $145,000 |
| Software Developers | 5 | $86,995 |
| Electrical Engineers | 5 | $97,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 5 | $56,000 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $103,000 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $137,000 |
| Animal Scientists | 4 | $90,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins, CO | 96 | $81,905 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 10 | 0 | $93,500 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | $87,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 7 | 0 | $155,000 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist/Scholar I | $78,280 | |
| Research Coordinator | $65,287 | |
| Research Scientist I | $87,142 | |
| Research Computing and Systems Administrator | $67,829 | |
| Instructor | $56,809 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | $90,000 | |
| Research Scientist I | $91,809 | |
| Assistant Professor | $180,000 | |
| Reporting Engineer | $72,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $79,063 | |
| Research Scientist I | $90,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $62,650 | |
| Assistant Professor | $80,000 | |
| Research Associate II | $80,800 | |
| Assistant Professor | $73,790 | |
| Assistant Professor | $79,063 | |
| Residential Lecturer of University Housing | $75,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $102,336 | |
| Systems Architect | $89,440 | |
| Assistant Professor | $180,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $82,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $58,000 | |
| Developer Analyst | $84,872 | |
| Research Associate III | $95,000 |