H-1B and green card employer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Michigan State University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
239certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$80,000median offer · middle half $67k to $105k
86%210 vs. 113 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
28certified 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 Michigan State University's offers
Michigan 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 Michigan State University offers
239 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 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
210 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$80,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
28 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 24 | $72,301 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 20 | $68,959 |
| Physicists | 15 | $92,250 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 12 | $63,096 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 12 | $98,250 |
| Software Developers | 9 | $118,939 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 8 | $60,630 |
| Veterinarians | 8 | $137,500 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| East Lansing, MI | 207 | $80,000 |
| Lansing, MI | 9 | $130,117 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 6 | $78,799 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | 1 | $92,000 |
| FY2024 | 16 | 0 | $98,000 |
| FY2025 | 34 | 0 | $100,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 28 | 0 | $87,361 |
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 Scholar - Fixed Term | $63,500 | |
| Research Assistant III | $72,000 | |
| Assistant Professor Research - Fixed Term | $72,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $191,467 | |
| Research Associate | $54,242 | |
| Assistant Director of Athletic Performance | $50,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $59,000 | |
| Assistant Professor - Fixed Term | $92,250 | |
| Specialist - Research-Fixed Term | $61,922 | |
| Assistant Professor | $73,808 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $70,000 | |
| Research Specialist | $74,406 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Fixed Term | $69,700 | |
| Ticket Office Assistant Manager | $55,739 | |
| Assistant Professor | $190,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $71,450 | |
| Associate Professor | $132,096 | |
| Engineer | $110,250 | |
| Academic Research Specialist | $77,076 | |
| Information Technologist III | $118,939 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Fixed Term | $71,635 | |
| Specialist - Research- Fixed Term | $86,000 | |
| Staff Scientist | $121,800 | |
| Assistant Professor | $110,000 | |
| Senior Research Associate | $72,800 |