H-1B and green card employer
University of Washington
Seattle, WA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of Washington is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
194certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$94,530median offer · middle half $80k to $133k
19%153 vs. 190 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
24certified 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 Washington's offers
University of Washington 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 Washington offers
194 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
153 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$92,928 FY2026
Certified green card cases
24 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 31 | $210,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 21 | $81,720 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 15 | $78,252 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 15 | $82,500 |
| Radiologists | 13 | $97,176 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $217,390 |
| Anesthesiologists | 6 | $107,676 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $130,500 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 183 | $94,266 |
| Tacoma, WA | 4 | $105,393 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 14 | 0 | $107,500 |
| FY2024 | 29 | 0 | $128,040 |
| FY2025 | 27 | 0 | $122,400 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 24 | 0 | $125,100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acting Instructor | $88,056 | |
| Resident | $88,836 | – |
| Acting Instructor | $112,116 | – |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $80,172 | |
| Assistant Professor without Tenure | $141,840 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $85,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $76,500 | |
| Assistant Professor | $182,088 | |
| Acting Instructor | $85,632 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $98,004 | |
| Acting Instructor | $75,672 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $68,460 | |
| Acting Instructor | $112,620 | – |
| Acting Instructor | $91,944 | |
| Resident | $88,836 | – |
| Acting Instructor | $85,656 | |
| Assistant Professor without Tenure | $210,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $84,000 | |
| Associate Professor without Tenure | $446,772 | |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, salaried | $198,768 | – |
| Assistant Professor | $86,175 | |
| Acting Instructor | $75,600 | |
| Acting Instructor | $87,960 | – |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,008 | |
| Assistant Professor | $134,838 |