H-1B and green card employer
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO NAICS 541715 Cap-exempt
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
51certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$99,910median offer · middle half $98k to $110k
79%43 vs. 24 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 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's offers
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 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 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research offers
51 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
43 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$102,103 FY2026
Certified green card cases
1 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 40 | $101,006 |
| Software Developers | 4 | $99,065 |
| Data Scientists | 3 | $98,738 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder, CO | 39 | $102,103 |
| College Park, MD | 4 | $94,037 |
| Greenbelt, MD | 4 | $99,225 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scientist III | $98,280 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow I | $82,650 | |
| Project Scientist I | $106,761 | |
| Software Engineer II | $98,797 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow II | $85,520 | |
| Scientist IV | $99,619 | |
| Project Manager III - JCSDA Executive Officer | $176,367 | |
| Project Manager III - JCSDA Executive Officer | $170,075 | |
| Scientist V | $137,402 | |
| Associate Director | $274,823 | |
| Scientist IV | $109,922 | |
| Scientist V | $137,402 | |
| Project Scientist I | $102,103 | |
| Scientist III | $106,808 | |
| Scientist III | $99,200 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $83,270 | |
| Project Scientist I | $105,036 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow I | $73,000 | |
| Project Scientist I | $96,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $82,650 | |
| Scientist IV | $109,712 | |
| Scientist IV | $109,712 | |
| Scientist V | $130,718 | |
| Project Scientist I | $99,500 | |
| Software Engineer/Programmer II | $99,333 |