H-1B and green card employer
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of South Carolina is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
66certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$88,000median offer · middle half $73k to $102k
41%45 vs. 32 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
6certified 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 South Carolina's offers
University of South Carolina 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 South Carolina offers
66 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
45 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$89,371 FY2026
Certified green card cases
6 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $118,098 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $76,687 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $105,054 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $96,000 |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $76,974 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $90,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia, SC | 52 | $87,500 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 7 | $102,000 |
| Aiken, SC | 4 | $100,125 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | 0 | $59,010 |
| FY2024 | 11 | 0 | $84,000 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 1 | $110,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 6 | 0 | $92,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Database Admin Manager/Dept of IT Enterprise Applications | $135,000 | |
| Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity | $115,000 | |
| Research Associate/Department of Physics and Astronomy | $67,100 | |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Enviro. Health Sciences | $83,436 | |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Marketing | $185,000 | |
| Instructor/CIC School of Information Science | $71,400 | |
| Asst. Prof. of Ind. Eng./Dept. of Inform. & Eng. Sys. | $102,000 | |
| Asst. Prof. of Math./Dept. of USC Sumter - Palmetto College | $63,655 | |
| Assistant Professor of Business Analytics | $125,000 | |
| Assistant Professor of Business Analytics | $125,000 | |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Mathematics | $89,757 | |
| Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering | $90,000 | |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Sociology | $85,000 | |
| Assistant Prof/Dept of Computer Science & Engineering | $110,109 | |
| Instructor/English | $59,890 | |
| Assistant Prof/Department of Chemistry & Physics | $62,928 | |
| Assistant Professor of Business Analytics | $125,000 | |
| Asst. Professor/Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communications | $90,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow/Dept of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | $72,276 | |
| Instructor of Journalism and Mass Communications | $75,000 | |
| Instructor/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | $66,947 | |
| Instructor/Dept of Computer Science & Eng | $91,257 | |
| IT Security Engineer | $84,820 | |
| Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering Program | $110,000 | |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Biological Sciences | $85,000 |