H-1B and green card employer
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The University of Tennessee is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
232certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$78,000median offer · middle half $61k to $100k
3%164 vs. 159 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
14certified 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 Tennessee's offers
The University of Tennessee 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 Tennessee offers
232 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 2 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
164 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$75,834 FY2026
Certified green card cases
14 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 32 | $53,830 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 22 | $59,020 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 22 | $108,750 |
| Physicians, All Other | 13 | $75,504 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $100,000 |
| Materials Scientists | 8 | $79,566 |
| Physicists | 7 | $77,126 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 6 | $102,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville, TN | 129 | $91,500 |
| Memphis, TN | 73 | $60,000 |
| Chattanooga, TN | 15 | $75,000 |
| Nashville, TN | 6 | $72,104 |
| Martin, TN | 4 | $62,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 23 | 0 | $154,500 |
| FY2025 | 20 | 0 | $165,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 14 | 0 | $182,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | $90,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $110,962 | |
| Assistant Professor | $104,222 | |
| Lecturer of Economics | $77,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $53,830 | |
| Assistant Professor | $100,000 | |
| Women's Tennis Program Business Specialist | $95,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $53,830 | |
| Assistant Professor | $53,830 | |
| Assistant Professor | $100,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $95,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $124,800 | |
| Assistant Professor | $88,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $82,000 | |
| Student Success Coordinator | $70,000 | |
| Post-Doctoral Research Associate | $72,209 | |
| Post-Doctoral Research Associate | $72,000 | |
| Post-Doctoral Research Associate | $72,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $96,500 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $95,110 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $95,400 | |
| Lecturer | $64,813 | |
| Assistant Professor | $135,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $169,068 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $110,000 |