H-1B and green card employer
Washington University
St. Louis, MO NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Washington University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
500certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$69,888median offer · middle half $63k to $90k
4%344 vs. 359 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
8certified 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 Washington University's offers
Washington 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 Washington University offers
500 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 10 LCAs = 10 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
344 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$69,888 FY2026
Certified green card cases
8 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 261 | $67,824 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 38 | $235,920 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 26 | $63,120 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 17 | $240,000 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 12 | $61,608 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 12 | $63,120 |
| Physicians, All Other | 12 | $155,000 |
| Data Scientists | 9 | $76,220 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO | 491 | $69,842 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 12 | 0 | $210,120 |
| FY2024 | 15 | 0 | $113,575 |
| FY2025 | 11 | 0 | $216,825 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 8 | 0 | $166,980 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Instructor in Medicine | $74,160 | |
| Visiting Lecturer in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | $61,000 | |
| Senior Scientist | $72,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $64,380 | |
| Staff Scientist | $67,500 | |
| Staff Scientist | $72,000 | |
| Senior Scientist | $71,500 | |
| Staff Scientist | $70,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $64,380 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $64,380 | |
| Assistant Professor of Neurology | $210,120 | |
| Assistant Professor | $105,000 | |
| Staff Scientist | $60,000 | |
| Staff Scientist | $75,000 | |
| Staff Scientist | $69,888 | |
| Instructor | $77,250 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $64,380 | |
| Staff Scientist | $68,000 | |
| Staff Scientist | $57,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | $74,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $109,438 | |
| Senior Scientist | $76,125 | |
| Assistant Professor | $155,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $298,543 | |
| STAFF SCIENTIST | $67,608 |