H-1B and green card employer
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of California, San Francisco is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
361certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$93,200median offer · middle half $79k to $123k
2%261 vs. 265 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
19certified 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, San Francisco's offers
University of California, San Francisco 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, San Francisco offers
361 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 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
261 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$93,200 FY2026
Certified green card cases
19 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 124 | $82,836 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 51 | $241,922 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 46 | $82,836 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 45 | $83,757 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 20 | $81,358 |
| Physicians, All Other | 14 | $104,452 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 9 | $149,032 |
| Microbiologists | 7 | $83,600 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 355 | $92,284 |
| Oakland, CA | 3 | $133,113 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 7 | 0 | $148,068 |
| FY2025 | 5 | 0 | $136,510 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 19 | 1 | $140,462 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Specialist | $93,200 | |
| Specialist | $93,200 | |
| Specialist | $96,500 | |
| Specialist | $114,200 | |
| Associate Specialist | $91,100 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $79,881 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $71,632 | |
| Assistant Professional Researcher | $93,400 | |
| AMBULATORY CARE PATIENT MANAGER | $211,560 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | $277,200 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Scientist | $156,686 | |
| Health Sciences Clinical Instructor | $69,056 | |
| Clinical Instructor | $69,056 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $76,881 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | $445,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $71,632 | |
| Specialist | $93,200 | |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | $277,200 | |
| HS CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR | $200,000 | |
| Specialist | $102,400 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $79,727 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,836 | |
| Associate Specialist | $75,600 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,836 | |
| Assistant Professional Researcher | $102,600 |