H-1B and green card employer
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
256certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$80,000median offer · middle half $68k to $100k
22%169 vs. 139 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
11certified 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's offers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University offers
256 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
169 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$78,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
11 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 22 | $108,612 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 13 | $74,360 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 13 | $128,813 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 10 | $63,310 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 8 | $71,750 |
| Electrical Engineers | 8 | $73,553 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 8 | $83,442 |
| Chemists | 8 | $74,044 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg, VA | 210 | $80,000 |
| Roanoke, VA | 9 | $64,688 |
| Washington, DC | 9 | $120,000 |
| Arlington, VA | 4 | $83,490 |
| Alexandria, VA | 3 | $93,473 |
| Alton, VA | 3 | $110,376 |
| Leesburg, VA | 3 | $61,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 9 | 0 | $90,000 |
| FY2024 | 25 | 0 | $94,000 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | $107,267 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 11 | 2 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | $63,000 | |
| Assistant Professor in Communication | $75,000 | |
| Assistant Professor of Marketing | $251,675 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $70,000 | |
| Microfabrication - Semiconductor Process Engineer | $89,821 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | $87,975 | |
| Lab Manager - Biological Sciences | $52,000 | |
| Senior Research Associate | $63,036 | |
| Assistant Professor | $101,540 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate - Biomedical Engineering & Mechanics | $58,500 | |
| Assistant Professor - Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | $110,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate, Immunology | $59,900 | |
| Assistant Professor-Animal Data Sciences | $87,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $83,588 | |
| Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow | $75,000 | |
| Clinical Assistant professor | $138,000 | |
| Assistant Professor - Multimedia Journalism | $75,000 | |
| Instructor - Mining & Minerals Engineering | $77,330 | |
| Collegiate Assistant Professor, Musicology | $90,667 | |
| Assistant Professor - Computer Science | $133,000 | |
| Research Scientist | $77,000 | |
| Assistant Professor in Communication | $75,000 | |
| Surgery Resident | $57,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $83,480 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate - xG O-RAN Project | $75,000 |