H-1B and green card employer
University of Houston
Houston, TX NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of Houston is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
95certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$87,567median offer · middle half $65k to $113k
29%62 vs. 87 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
5certified 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 Houston's offers
University of Houston 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 Houston offers
95 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
62 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$87,304 FY2026
Certified green card cases
5 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $180,000 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $120,999 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $102,150 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $83,897 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $99,250 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 5 | $63,000 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 4 | $60,548 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4 | $68,650 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 94 | $87,304 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | $94,000 |
| FY2025 | 12 | 0 | $89,500 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 5 | 0 | $130,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $75,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $102,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $180,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $90,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $62,962 | |
| Instructional Lab Manager | $56,222 | |
| Researcher 3 Nat Phys Science | $64,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $80,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $87,041 | |
| Assistant Professor | $88,127 | |
| Assistant Professor | $121,000 | |
| Lead Application Developer | $120,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $65,650 | |
| Research Associate 2 | $63,705 | |
| Assistant Professor | $113,076 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $60,000 | |
| Lecturer | $69,181 | |
| Instructional Assistant Professor | $85,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $60,000 | |
| Lecturer | $61,040 | |
| Assistant Professor | $259,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $55,224 | |
| Assistant Professor | $185,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $120,999 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $58,000 |