H-1B and green card employer
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Mississippi State University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
68certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$71,000median offer · middle half $62k to $89k
12%51 vs. 58 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 Mississippi State University's offers
Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University offers
68 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
51 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$70,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
6 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $101,500 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $85,500 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 3 | $64,158 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 3 | $53,269 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 3 | $67,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State, MS | 46 | $75,000 |
| Starkville, MS | 14 | $74,598 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | 0 | $62,670 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 0 | $78,750 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | $103,194 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 6 | 0 | $90,772 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | $93,099 | |
| Assistant Professor | $82,750 | |
| Assistant Professor | $70,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $63,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $105,000 | |
| Associate Professor | $87,665 | |
| Assistant Research Professor | $79,932 | |
| Assistant Professor | $110,000 | |
| Senior Research Associate | $70,000 | |
| Assistant Research Professor | $80,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $60,900 | |
| Associate Professor | $153,417 | |
| Assistant Professor | $80,000 | |
| Associate Head Coach, Cross Country | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $75,000 | |
| Research Associate I | $50,500 | |
| Research Associate I | $50,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $67,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $67,000 | |
| Instructor I | $53,833 | |
| Research Associate II | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $92,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $67,000 | |
| Creative Manager | $62,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $64,158 |