Certification Rate
96.5%
High DOL cert
2026 data Public-data reference Official source
Columbia University
A DOL Labor Condition Application record spanning FY2023–2026. Review the filing volume, DOL certification record, and offered-wage context below.
- DOL LCA filings
- 1,559
- DOL-certified
- 96.5%
- Median offered wage
- $101,076
New York, NY NAICS: 611310
How many H-1B LCA filings list Columbia University?
U.S. Department of Labor's OFLC discloses 1,559 Labor Condition Application filings naming Columbia University from FY2023 through FY2026, drawn directly from DOL's quarterly public disclosure releases. An LCA is the wage-and-working-conditions attestation an employer files with DOL before petitioning USCIS for an H-1B worker: it is a filing record, not a USCIS approval, a job offer, or a confirmed hire, and the count reflects filings, not people, since an employer sponsoring the same role at more than one worksite, or refiling across fiscal years, is counted once per filing. See filing history · Recent LCAs
How many H-1B petitions has USCIS approved for Columbia University?
Separate from the DOL filing record above, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicated 2,466 H-1B petitions naming Columbia University through FY2024, and approved nearly every one of them: 99.1% approved (2,445 approvals, 21 denials). A DOL certification is the labor-condition step filed before a petition; this USCIS figure is the actual adjudicated outcome, and the two rates commonly differ.
The verdict
Columbia University is listed in 1,559 DOL LCA filings, among the largest employer filers by filing volume in this extract. DOL certified 96.5% of those LCAs; the median listed offered wage is $101,076. This is not a USCIS approval, hiring, or sponsorship ranking.
- 1,559
- DOL LCA filings, FY2023–FY2026
- 96.5%
- DOL-certified
- $101,076
- median offered wage
- Top 1%
- of employer filers by volume
According to U.S. Department of Labor OFLC LCA disclosure files (FY2023–FY2026). Based in New York, NY.
Columbia University LCA outcome mix
1,559DOL LCA filings on record
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Columbia University vs all U.S. employer filers by LCA volume
Where this employer's disclosed Labor Condition Application count sits among every tracked employer filer (inventory signal, not a sponsorship ranking)
1,559 103rd of 122824 higher than 122,721 of 122,824 employer filers
Employer filers, banded by disclosed H-1B LCA filing count
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Source U.S. Department of Labor OFLC · FY2023–FY2026
LCA filing shape · Columbia University
Derived from this employer's disclosed LCAs on file (FY2023–FY2026), title mix and worksite counties, not national boilerplate. LCA filings do not establish USCIS outcomes or confirmed hiring.
Offered-wage span on file: $47,613–$1,000,000 .
Title concentration
- Associate Research Scientist 538 · 34.5% · $1,302,483
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist 312 · 20% · $70,527
- Assistant Professor 202 · 13% · $187,582
- Staff Associate 58 · 3.7% · $68,695
- Instructor 38 · 2.4% · $131,627
Worksite counties
- NEW YORK, NY 14 · 100%
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Columbia University's disclosed H-1B LCA filing count rose from 387 in FY2024 to 450 in FY2025 (+16.3%).
- Columbia University's average disclosed H-1B offered wage rose from $98,623 in FY2024 to $108,195 in FY2025 (+9.7%).
National-volume H-1B LCA filer
Columbia University is in the top filing cohort with 1,559 disclosed LCAs (national rank #103) and a 96.5% DOL certification rate. Median offered wage on file: $101,076. Leading title: Associate Research Scientist (538 LCA filings).
Above-prevailing wage posture
On 1,551 LCAs with comparable offered vs prevailing wages, Columbia University averages about 26.2% above the prevailing wage (national baseline ≈ 17.8%). Dominant PW level on file: Qualified (Level II) (20.3% of LCA filings).
New York, NY worksite concentration
Only 1,559 LCAs on file for Columbia University, and 81.8% land in NEW YORK, NY. Treat rates as descriptive of a small sample. DOL cert on file: 96.5%.
Avg. Salary
$101,076
Below portal avg
Total Workers
1,559
Large worker count
FY2025 filings are 89% of FY2023
507 completed-year filings in FY2023, 450 in FY2025. The scale spans up to twice the earlier year's count: the midpoint is unchanged and the endpoint is at least doubled.
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LCA Filing History
H-1B LCA filing trends from FY2023 to FY2026
FY2023 507 LCA filings · 95.3% DOL-certified · $96,376 avg
FY2024 387 LCA filings · 96.9% DOL-certified · $98,623 avg
FY2025 450 LCA filings · 97.1% DOL-certified · $1,571,939 avg
FY2026 is partial on this extract. Chart shows completed fiscal years only (through FY2025).
| Year | LCA filings | Certified | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 507 | 483 | $96,376 |
| FY2024 | 387 | 375 | $98,623 |
| FY2025 | 450 | 437 | $1,571,939 |
| FY2026(partial) | 215 | 209 | $101,874 |
Top Occupations
Most frequently listed job titles at Columbia University
| Job Title | LCA filings | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Research Scientist | 538 | $1,302,483 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | 312 | $70,527 |
| Assistant Professor | 202 | $187,582 |
| Staff Associate | 58 | $68,695 |
| Instructor | 38 | $131,627 |
| Staff Associate I | 33 | $65,328 |
| Staff Associate II | 30 | $75,780 |
| Staff Associate III | 22 | $82,676 |
| Senior Staff Associate | 20 | $95,370 |
| Associate Professor | 19 | $292,650 |
| Lecturer in Discipline | 18 | $86,891 |
| Assistant in Clinical | 16 | $114,688 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 12 | $74,534 |
| Associate Research Scholar | 12 | $88,114 |
| Lecturer in Chinese | 10 | $75,761 |
Geographic Distribution
Where Columbia University places H-1B workers across the United States
NY 100 LCA filings
Nationwide peers near Columbia University's 1,559-LCA band
Cross-state DOL neighbors for Columbia University - LCA filing-count and offered-wage axes, outside NY.
Similar LCA filing volume
Nearest cross-state employer filers by LCA filing count (1,559 here; floor ≥10 LCA filings).
Similar avg offered wage
Cross-state employer filers with a comparable average listed offered wage ($101,076 here).
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Read with Columbia University
ABS(total_petitions) peers first, then a LARGEST-distance pole and a stamp-branched drill, not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-SOLID · WAGE-BELOW.
Emory University · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,558 LCAs (Δ 1 lighter vs Columbia University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-SOLID · WAGE-BELOW.
The MathWorks, Inc. · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,561 LCAs (Δ 2 heavier vs Columbia University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PREMIUM vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-SOLID · WAGE-BELOW.
Amgen Inc. · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,549 LCAs (Δ 10 lighter vs Columbia University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PREMIUM vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-SOLID · WAGE-BELOW.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc. · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,572 LCAs (Δ 13 heavier vs Columbia University); CERT-LOCK · WAGE-PREMIUM vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-SOLID · WAGE-BELOW.
Mphasis Corporation · LARGEST-distance pole
NY pole at 6,144 LCAs stamps HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-LOCK, farthest ABS(total_petitions) contrast from Columbia University's HEAVY-BOOK.
NY worksite board · HEAVY-BOOK
Open the NY state board after the ABS peers. Columbia University stamps HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-SOLID inside that worksite mix.
Top employer filers ranking · HEAVY-BOOK
Columbia University's HEAVY-BOOK stamp belongs on the national volume board before any fixed guide strip.
What to do with this profile
Use the DOL LCA record for Columbia University to compare filing volume and offered wages, not USCIS outcomes.
- Columbia University filed 1,559 LCAs in the indexed extract (96.5% certified in-file). That places it among the largest employer filers by volume in this extract.
- Compare offered wages and certification rates against 6 same-state filers on the chart above. Jump to compare
- See how other employers in NY rank on LCA filing volume this vintage. NY filers
- Read what an LCA filing records versus a USCIS petition approval. LCA vs petition
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