H-1B and green card employer
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Vanderbilt University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
100certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$77,643median offer · middle half $69k to $106k
21%63 vs. 52 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
7certified 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 Vanderbilt University's offers
Vanderbilt University 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 Vanderbilt University offers
100 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
63 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$78,666 FY2026
Certified green card cases
7 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 12 | $70,635 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 10 | $73,550 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 7 | $85,000 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $132,000 |
| Biological Technicians | 6 | $56,503 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $73,024 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $75,792 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 3 | $110,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville, TN | 94 | $77,492 |
| Franklin, TN | 3 | $92,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | $86,184 |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0 | $104,510 |
| FY2025 | 12 | 0 | $57,770 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 7 | 0 | $70,000 |
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 | $120,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $125,000 | |
| Drug Discovery Scientist | $97,603 | |
| Assistant Professor of the Practice | $119,000 | |
| Research Scientist/Engineer | $95,606 | |
| Research Instructor | $71,070 | |
| Assistant Professor of Nursing | $130,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $132,500 | |
| Assistant Professor | $145,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $78,666 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | $71,748 | |
| Senior Lecturer | $71,965 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $90,000 | |
| Associate Systems Engineer | $111,456 | |
| Staff Scientist | $78,000 | |
| Assistant Professor of the Practice | $74,082 | |
| Senior Research Assistant | $52,000 | |
| Senior Lecturer | $63,000 | |
| Senior Research Specialist | $75,409 | |
| Senior Lecturer | $77,786 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | $70,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $99,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $98,750 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | $69,000 | |
| Data Analyst | $72,100 |