H-1B and green card employer
The University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The University of Southern California is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
221certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$75,774median offer · middle half $65k to $104k
10%132 vs. 146 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
16certified 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 Southern California's offers
The University of Southern California 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 Southern California offers
221 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
132 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$75,387 FY2026
Certified green card cases
16 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 22 | $99,557 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 20 | $53,269 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 15 | $70,886 |
| Data Scientists | 14 | $74,029 |
| Statisticians | 7 | $71,323 |
| Economists | 7 | $120,000 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $62,730 |
| Software Developers | 6 | $124,467 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 200 | $75,535 |
| San Diego, CA | 8 | $90,428 |
| Marina Del Rey, CA | 4 | $64,772 |
| Playa Vista, CA | 4 | $74,474 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | 0 | $102,930 |
| FY2024 | 20 | 0 | $116,468 |
| FY2025 | 18 | 0 | $101,008 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 16 | 0 | $107,554 |
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 of Clinical Radiology | $488,889 | |
| Senior Research Associate | $57,949 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner) | $64,330 | |
| Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics | $64,330 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate | $53,269 | |
| Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics | $100,387 | |
| Assistant Professor | $65,970 | |
| Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry | $100,387 | |
| Research Lab Specialist | $85,322 | |
| Clinical Instructor of Surgery (Fellow) | $64,330 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate | $62,962 | |
| Project Specialist | $35,152 | |
| Associate Director, Quality Control Analytical Development | $85,051 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate | $62,962 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $97,614 | |
| Associate Professor of the Practice of Cinematic Arts | $83,770 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate | $74,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate | $55,973 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate | $75,000 | |
| Research Associate | $75,774 | |
| Research Lab Specialist | $68,486 | |
| Research Associate | $71,266 | |
| High-Performance Computing Engineer | $96,699 | |
| Assistant Research Professor | $135,000 | |
| Research Associate | $70,886 |