H-1B and green card employer
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The University of Iowa is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
311certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$85,824median offer · middle half $69k to $191k
14%247 vs. 286 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
8certified 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 The University of Iowa's offers
The University of Iowa 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 The University of Iowa offers
311 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
247 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$84,100 FY2026
Certified green card cases
8 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 33 | $70,000 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 30 | $78,900 |
| Anesthesiologists | 22 | $370,042 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 20 | $104,670 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 18 | $261,000 |
| Radiologists | 16 | $357,000 |
| Dentists, General | 11 | $134,150 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 10 | $62,886 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | 296 | $86,074 |
| North Liberty, IA | 3 | $84,100 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 17 | 1 | $105,000 |
| FY2024 | 16 | 0 | $207,424 |
| FY2025 | 20 | 0 | $120,193 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 8 | 0 | $122,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Post-Doctoral Research Assistant | $63,480 | |
| Assistant Research Scientist | $76,167 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | $66,492 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | $398,897 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | $67,824 | |
| Senior Application Developer - Architecture Team | $102,398 | |
| House Staff Resident Physician | $71,100 | |
| Assistant Research Scientist | $71,198 | |
| Post-Doctoral Research Assistant | $63,480 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | $205,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $79,568 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | $398,897 | |
| Post doctoral research scholar | $64,380 | |
| Research Associate | $51,000 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | $175,598 | |
| Clinical Associate Professor | $134,150 | |
| Assistant Professor | $125,036 | |
| Assistant Professor | $191,346 | |
| Post doctoral research scholar | $64,459 | |
| Associate Research Scientist | $79,707 | |
| Staff Psychologist | $80,000 | |
| Assistant Research Scientist | $102,632 | |
| Clinical Associate Professor | $393,854 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | $226,862 | |
| House Staff Fellow Physician | $87,800 |