H-1B and green card employer
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of Utah is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
196certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$97,246median offer · middle half $75k to $141k
9%148 vs. 163 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
12certified 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 Utah's offers
University of Utah 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 Utah offers
196 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 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
148 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$93,710 FY2026
Certified green card cases
12 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 27 | $75,000 |
| Physicians, All Other | 20 | $282,500 |
| Software Developers | 14 | $99,750 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 9 | $68,769 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $129,000 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $115,406 |
| Statisticians | 7 | $85,354 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $110,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City, UT | 189 | $94,494 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 15 | 0 | $72,180 |
| FY2024 | 17 | 0 | $80,899 |
| FY2025 | 20 | 0 | $89,121 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 12 | 0 | $92,724 |
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 | $160,000 | |
| Assistant Professor (Tenure-line) | $104,030 | |
| Biostatistician III | $108,833 | |
| AI Engineer 3 | $136,400 | |
| Assistant Professor | $461,696 | |
| Assistant Professor (Lecturer) | $100,000 | |
| Senior Lab Specialist | $60,362 | |
| Assistant Professor | $414,805 | |
| General Surgery Resident | $74,663 | – |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $66,500 | |
| Software Design Engineer | $89,211 | |
| Research Associate | $67,018 | |
| Assistant Professor | $414,805 | |
| Software Design Engineer | $89,211 | |
| Assistant Professor | $414,805 | |
| Research Specialist IV | $75,000 | |
| Assistant Professor (Clinical) of Nuclear Medicine | $412,208 | |
| Assistant Professor | $91,350 | |
| Web Software Developer III | $107,224 | |
| Business Systems Administrator | $90,000 | |
| Data/Reporting Analyst | $68,625 | |
| Research Scientist | $68,182 | |
| Visiting Instructor | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $128,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $131,000 |