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University of Michigan vs Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Select two employer filers to compare H-1B LCA filing volume, DOL certification rates, listed offered wages, and top job titles from Department of Labor disclosure records. LCA filings are not USCIS petition approvals, visa issuances, or proof of employment. See our methodology.

Employer A

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

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Employer B

Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Menlo Park, CA

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Michigan Leland Stanford Jr.
Total LCA Filings 3,047 226
Certified LCA Filings 2,989 224
DOL Certification Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 99.1%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $83,228 $113,526
Salary Range $38,938 – $950,546 $58,000 – $200,000
Total Workers 3,047 226
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

University of Michigan

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 961 $60,946
Assistant Professor 318 $118,277
Research Investigator 261 $70,254
Assistant Research Scientist 109 $89,933
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate 94 $59,622
Research Lab Specialist Associate 94 $49,632

Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Research Associate 33 $77,876
Staff Engineer 2 32 $118,574
Staff Engineer 3 30 $140,027
Associate Scientist 19 $116,976
Project Scientist 16 $112,634
Staff Scientist 15 $140,310

Year-over-Year LCA Filing Volume

Fiscal Year University of, LCA Filings Leland Stanford, LCA Filings
FY2023 1,107 (1087 cert.) 1 (1 cert.)
FY2024 638 (626 cert.) 71 (70 cert.)
FY2025 672 (657 cert.) 105 (104 cert.)
FY2026 630 (619 cert.) 49 (49 cert.)

Download the national H-1B LCA summary cited on this page: h1b-statistics.csv (derived from DOL OFLC disclosure files; CC BY 4.0 with attribution).