H-1B and green card employer
Research Foundation for the State University of New York
Syracuse, NY NAICS 541714 Cap-exempt
Research Foundation for the State University of New York is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
136certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$71,216median offer · middle half $64k to $83k
4%93 vs. 89 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
1certified 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 Research Foundation for the State University of New York's offers
Research Foundation for the State University of New York 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 Research Foundation for the State University of New York offers
136 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
93 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$74,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
1 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 37 | $65,749 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 19 | $64,000 |
| Physicists | 7 | $72,000 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 6 | $88,587 |
| Data Scientists | 6 | $74,474 |
| Microbiologists | 6 | $65,208 |
| Materials Scientists | 6 | $64,189 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 3 | $70,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook, NY | 56 | $71,700 |
| Buffalo, NY | 29 | $70,000 |
| Albany, NY | 22 | $79,658 |
| Syracuse, NY | 10 | $64,790 |
| Utica, NY | 5 | $78,770 |
| Vestal, NY | 5 | $75,358 |
| Binghamton, NY | 3 | $55,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | – |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0 | $115,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 1 | 0 | – |
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 Associate | $66,492 | |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | $79,934 | |
| Senior Research Scientist | $68,000 | |
| Engineer II Packaging Design Engineer | $139,337 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $58,635 | |
| Data Manager/ Statistician | $85,000 | |
| Research Scientist | $63,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $80,000 | |
| Principal Investigator | $108,680 | |
| Research Scientist & Principal Investigator | $145,475 | |
| Research Scientist | $119,288 | |
| Research Scientist | $63,000 | |
| Research Scientist & Principal Investigator | $78,770 | |
| Principal Investigator | $117,608 | |
| Principal Investigator | $151,800 | |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST | $74,672 | |
| SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST | $90,000 | |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST | $88,546 | |
| Research Scientist | $68,500 | |
| Post Doctoral Associate | $65,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $64,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $65,000 | |
| Senior Research Scientist | $90,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $59,000 | |
| Principal Investigator | $118,107 |