H-1B and green card employer
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The University of Texas at Austin is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
280certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$88,137median offer · middle half $67k to $115k
20%213 vs. 178 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
5certified 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 Texas at Austin's offers
The University of Texas at Austin 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 Texas at Austin offers
280 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
213 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$88,400 FY2026
Certified green card cases
5 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 20 | $61,942 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 17 | $75,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 15 | $58,744 |
| Physicists | 15 | $66,571 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 14 | $132,500 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 13 | $60,000 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 13 | $123,950 |
| Materials Scientists | 10 | $64,945 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 266 | $87,437 |
| Port Aransas, TX | 10 | $167,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | $95,000 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 0 | $100,000 |
| FY2025 | 14 | 0 | $101,500 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 5 | 0 | $100,000 |
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 Instruction | $68,196 | |
| Research Engineering / Scientist Associate V | $125,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $123,950 | |
| Research Associate | $131,634 | |
| Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV | $96,500 | |
| Research Associate | $83,200 | |
| Research Associate | $58,744 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $61,883 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $60,000 | |
| Research Associate | $77,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $91,395 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $62,500 | |
| Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III | $71,968 | |
| Research Associate | $62,424 | |
| Social Science/Humanities Research Associate V | $59,400 | |
| Program Manager | $72,500 | |
| Professor | $210,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $130,000 | |
| Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III | $71,968 | |
| Research Fellow | $73,000 | |
| Research Fellow | $73,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $66,571 | |
| Assistant Professor of Instruction | $105,000 | |
| Research Associate | $104,902 | |
| Professor | $210,000 |