H-1B and green card employer
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
South Dakota State University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
70certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$88,557median offer · middle half $74k to $94k
24%56 vs. 45 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
22certified 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 South Dakota State University's offers
South Dakota 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 South Dakota State University offers
70 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 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
56 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$89,557 FY2026
Certified green card cases
22 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 16 | $94,000 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 15 | $92,000 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $97,448 |
| Materials Scientists | 3 | $75,000 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $150,000 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $90,000 |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $87,325 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Brookings, SD | 33 | $94,000 |
| Rapid City, SD | 17 | $80,303 |
| Vermillion, SD | 11 | $77,000 |
| Madison, SD | 7 | $90,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 8 | 0 | $75,440 |
| FY2025 | 11 | 0 | $85,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 22 | 0 | $90,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEER | $73,546 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COMPUTER ENGINEERING | $94,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - GEOGRAPHY | $73,736 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COMPUTER SCIENCE | $93,819 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY | $98,932 | |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST III | $72,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS ENGINEERING | $95,981 | |
| Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering | $94,000 | |
| VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CYBER DEFENSE | $90,000 | |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST III | $72,000 | |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST II | $75,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | $87,850 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY | $98,932 | |
| LECTURER - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | $81,220 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - PHYSICS | $78,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - PHYSICS | $88,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | $93,840 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES | $77,000 | |
| INSTRUCTOR - INFORMATION SYSTEMS | $58,515 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CIVIL ENGINEERING (GEOTECHNICAL) | $102,029 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - MARKETING | $120,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ECONOMICS | $93,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ACCOUNTING | $150,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COMPUTER SCIENCE | $94,000 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | $94,000 |