H-1B and green card employer
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of California, Berkeley is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
229certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$89,000median offer · middle half $78k to $124k
19%174 vs. 146 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
11certified 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 of California, Berkeley's offers
University of California, Berkeley 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 of California, Berkeley offers
229 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 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
174 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$92,970 FY2026
Certified green card cases
11 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 34 | $85,368 |
| Chemists | 18 | $82,836 |
| Physicists | 17 | $82,836 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 10 | $77,030 |
| Psychologists, All Other | 9 | $77,179 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 7 | $82,836 |
| Chemical Engineers | 7 | $79,881 |
| Civil Engineers | 7 | $100,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley, CA | 222 | $89,000 |
| Richmond, CA | 3 | $102,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | 0 | $117,500 |
| FY2024 | 11 | 0 | $125,000 |
| FY2025 | 8 | 0 | $160,863 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 11 | 0 | $121,701 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Field Hockey Coach | $70,000 | |
| Director of Programs | $122,592 | |
| Assistant Professor | $207,000 | |
| Acting Assistant Professor | $207,000 | |
| Associate Specialist (Academic Researcher) | $87,984 | |
| Academic Coordinator (Executive Director) | $108,347 | |
| Assistant Professor | $122,300 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $97,850 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $82,836 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $75,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $149,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $75,000 | |
| Assistant Project Scientist | $116,500 | |
| Associate Researcher | $193,400 | |
| Acting Assistant Professor & Acting Environmental Economist | $203,000 | |
| Project Policy Analyst | $124,086 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $82,677 | |
| Dean & Professor | $443,800 | |
| Assistant Professor | $140,200 | |
| Assistant Project Scientist | $102,100 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $77,250 | |
| Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 | |
| Staff Research Associate | $60,343 | |
| Business Systems Analyst | $116,200 | |
| Assistant Professor | $158,600 |