H-1B and green card employer
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of Pittsburgh is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
270certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$70,000median offer · middle half $62k to $96k
18%216 vs. 262 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
7certified 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 Pittsburgh's offers
University of Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh offers
270 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
216 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$70,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
7 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 52 | $72,266 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 48 | $64,134 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 33 | $120,544 |
| Biological Technicians | 29 | $48,750 |
| Data Scientists | 12 | $58,689 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $75,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 8 | $63,778 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $198,480 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 260 | $70,000 |
| Bradford, PA | 5 | $82,547 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | $63,542 |
| FY2024 | 14 | 0 | $75,317 |
| FY2025 | 16 | 0 | $92,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 7 | 0 | $73,798 |
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 Professor - Cardiac Surgery | $239,990 | |
| Data Scientist III | $83,000 | |
| Visiting Lecturer | $60,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $65,640 | |
| Teaching Assistant Professor | $123,114 | |
| Assistant Professor | $91,266 | |
| Biostatistician | $66,472 | |
| Assistant Professor | $80,093 | |
| Assistant Professor | $80,094 | |
| Research Instructor | $70,200 | |
| Assistant Professor - Molecular Genomic Pathology | $260,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $63,787 | |
| Assistant Professor of Accounting | $85,000 | |
| Academic Health Sciences Research Fellow | $42,230 | |
| Clinical Research Coordinator III | $54,899 | |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | $40,950 | |
| Bioinformatics Research Specialist | $64,268 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $68,000 | |
| Bioinformatician | $55,350 | |
| Teaching Assistant Professor | $87,870 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $69,699 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $87,124 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $66,409 | |
| Research Scientist | $79,261 | |
| Assistant Professor - Adult Cardiology | $325,000 |