H-1B and green card employer
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Cornell University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
164certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$81,775median offer · middle half $70k to $129k
21%108 vs. 136 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 Cornell University's offers
Cornell 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 Cornell University offers
164 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
$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
108 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$80,330 FY2026
Certified green card cases
7 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 12 | $80,330 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $129,041 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $216,661 |
| Physicists | 7 | $74,500 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $141,700 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $165,000 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $173,225 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 6 | $70,450 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ithaca, NY | 158 | $80,673 |
| New York, NY | 3 | $141,700 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | 0 | $139,450 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | $146,500 |
| FY2025 | 9 | 0 | $196,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 7 | 2 | $79,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting Assistant Research Professor | $77,272 | |
| Research Associate | $80,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $86,424 | |
| Assistant Professor | $103,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $62,652 | |
| Visiting Scientist | $81,016 | |
| Clinical Veterinarian Intern Trainee | $51,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $142,770 | |
| Assistant Professor | $100,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $142,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $106,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $123,200 | |
| Assistant Professor | $182,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $62,652 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $71,748 | |
| Assistant Professor | $115,000 | |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | $129,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $63,480 | |
| Assistant Professor | $141,700 | |
| Assistant Professor | $185,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $85,739 | |
| Assistant Coach | $72,275 | |
| Assistant Professor | $123,200 | |
| Senior Research Associate | $131,581 | |
| Assistant Clinical Professor | $158,000 |