H-1B and green card employer
Duke University
Durham, NC NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Duke University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
233certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$77,854median offer · middle half $67k to $104k
14%179 vs. 207 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
5certified 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 Duke University's offers
Duke 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 Duke University offers
233 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 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
179 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$77,854 FY2026
Certified green card cases
5 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 73 | $77,494 |
| Statisticians | 16 | $95,835 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 16 | $69,104 |
| Biological Technicians | 15 | $53,778 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 12 | $68,500 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 12 | $64,253 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $205,405 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 7 | $95,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 229 | $77,854 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | $84,252 |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0 | $191,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 5 | 0 | $101,192 |
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 Associate Senior | $77,854 | |
| Assistant Professor | $208,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $65,774 | |
| Associate in Research | $59,850 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $70,833 | |
| Research Associate, Sr | $86,507 | |
| Research Associate, Sr | $110,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $280,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $345,000 | |
| Research Associate, Sr | $86,507 | |
| Lab Research Analyst I | $53,778 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $72,821 | |
| Bioinformatician II | $100,175 | |
| Assistant Professor | $480,200 | |
| Bioinformatician II | $100,175 | |
| Assistant Professor | $132,000 | |
| Research Scientist | $77,854 | |
| Research Technician II | $41,454 | |
| Research Associate Senior | $77,854 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $65,000 | |
| Postoctoral Associate | $71,611 | |
| Research Technician II | $47,965 | |
| Research Associate, Senior | $72,559 | |
| Assistant Professor | $273,861 | |
| Assistant Professor | $140,000 |