H-1B and green card employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Stanford, CA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The Leland Stanford, Jr University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
452certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$92,768median offer · middle half $80k to $130k
38%318 vs. 512 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
6certified 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 The Leland Stanford, Jr University's offers
The Leland Stanford, Jr 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 The Leland Stanford, Jr University offers
452 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 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
318 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$100,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
6 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 101 | $82,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 71 | $79,802 |
| Physicists | 34 | $92,500 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 31 | $90,300 |
| Software Developers | 19 | $148,518 |
| Data Scientists | 19 | $105,040 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 16 | $115,925 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 11 | $116,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford, CA | 304 | $87,625 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 63 | $86,940 |
| Menlo Park, CA | 58 | $130,000 |
| Redwood City, CA | 15 | $155,324 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | 0 | $144,200 |
| FY2024 | 10 | 1 | $136,750 |
| FY2025 | 9 | 0 | $138,102 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 6 | 0 | $147,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $77,186 | |
| Research Engineer | $113,850 | |
| Physical Science Research Scientist | $95,000 | |
| System Administrator 2 | $155,324 | |
| Senior Fellow | $275,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $81,053 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $110,000 | |
| Basic Life Research Scientist | $78,000 | |
| Social Science Research Professional 1 | $77,043 | |
| Basic Life Research Scientist | $81,759 | |
| Popstdoctoral Research Affiliate | $86,100 | |
| Instructor | $100,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $80,350 | |
| Research Engineer | $132,000 | |
| Basic Life Research Scientist | $90,697 | |
| Physical Science Research Scientist | $112,000 | |
| Basic Life Research Scientist | $100,000 | |
| Basic Life Research Scientist | $82,000 | |
| Social Science Research Scholar | $110,000 | |
| Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering | $152,314 | |
| Instructor | $85,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $77,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $346,667 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $76,908 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $80,212 |