Certification Rate
98.4%
Very high DOL cert
2026 data Public-data reference Official source
Harvard 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
- 1,290
- DOL-certified
- 98.4%
- Median offered wage
- $99,908
Cambridge, MA NAICS: 611310
The DOL filing record for Harvard University
U.S. Department of Labor's OFLC discloses 1,290 Labor Condition Application filings naming Harvard 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
Approvals and denials for Harvard University
Separate from the DOL filing record above, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicated 1,765 H-1B petitions naming Harvard University through FY2024, and approved nearly every one of them: 99.2% approved (1,750 approvals, 15 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
Harvard University is listed in 1,290 DOL LCA filings, among the largest employer filers by filing volume in this extract. DOL certified 98.4% of those LCAs; the median listed offered wage is $99,908. This is not a USCIS approval, hiring, or sponsorship ranking.
- 1,290
- DOL LCA filings, FY2023–FY2026
- 98.4%
- DOL-certified
- $99,908
- 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 Cambridge, MA.
Harvard University LCA outcome mix
1,290DOL LCA filings on record
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Harvard 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)
1,290 133rd of 122824 higher than 122,691 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 · Harvard 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: $45,718–$560,997 .
Title concentration
- Research Associate 290 · 22.5% · $82,403
- Research Fellow 260 · 20.2% · $73,464
- Postdoctoral Fellow 259 · 20.1% · $69,287
- Assistant Professor 173 · 13.4% · $194,173
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow 45 · 3.5% · $73,617
Worksite counties
- BOSTON CITY, MA 19 · 61.3%
- CAMBRIDGE CITY, MA 12 · 38.7%
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Harvard University's disclosed H-1B LCA filing count fell from 352 in FY2024 to 309 in FY2025 (-12.2%).
- Harvard University's average disclosed H-1B offered wage rose from $96,617 in FY2024 to $101,566 in FY2025 (+5.1%).
National-volume H-1B LCA filer
Harvard University is in the top filing cohort with 1,290 disclosed LCAs (national rank #133) and a 98.4% DOL certification rate. Median offered wage on file: $99,908. Leading title: Research Associate (290 LCA filings).
Above-prevailing wage posture
On 1,287 LCAs with comparable offered vs prevailing wages, Harvard University averages about 58% above the prevailing wage (national baseline ≈ 17.8%). Dominant PW level on file: Entry (Level I) (68.4% of LCA filings).
Avg. Salary
$99,908
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Total Workers
1,290
Large worker count
FY2025 filings are 84% of FY2023
368 completed-year filings in FY2023, 309 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 368 LCA filings · 97.8% DOL-certified · $87,618 avg
FY2024 352 LCA filings · 98.6% DOL-certified · $96,617 avg
FY2025 309 LCA filings · 98.4% DOL-certified · $101,566 avg
FY2026 is partial on this extract. Chart shows completed fiscal years only (through FY2025).
| Year | LCA filings | Certified | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 368 | 360 | $87,618 |
| FY2024 | 352 | 347 | $96,617 |
| FY2025 | 309 | 304 | $101,566 |
| FY2026(partial) | 261 | 258 | $119,604 |
Top Occupations
Most frequently listed job titles at Harvard University
| Job Title | LCA filings | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research Associate | 290 | $82,403 |
| Research Fellow | 260 | $73,464 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 259 | $69,287 |
| Assistant Professor | 173 | $194,173 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 45 | $73,617 |
| Lecturer | 28 | $93,432 |
| Research Scientist | 27 | $103,817 |
| Instructor | 25 | $115,700 |
| Preceptor | 22 | $93,289 |
| Professor | 12 | $288,678 |
| Associate | 12 | $69,995 |
| Growth Lab Research Fellow | 10 | $91,975 |
| Fellow | 10 | $72,469 |
| Senior Research Scientist | 6 | $162,486 |
| Research Fellow in Microbiology | 6 | $68,203 |
Geographic Distribution
Where Harvard University places H-1B workers across the United States
Nationwide peers near Harvard University's 1,290-LCA band
Cross-state DOL neighbors for Harvard University - LCA filing-count and offered-wage axes, outside MA.
Similar LCA filing volume
Nearest cross-state employer filers by LCA filing count (1,290 here; floor ≥10 LCA filings).
Similar avg offered wage
Cross-state employer filers with a comparable average listed offered wage ($99,908 here).
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Read with Harvard 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-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,289 LCAs (Δ 1 lighter vs Harvard University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PAR vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Aetna Resources LLC · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,300 LCAs (Δ 10 heavier vs Harvard University); CERT-LOCK · WAGE-PREMIUM vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Medtronic, Inc. · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,303 LCAs (Δ 13 heavier vs Harvard University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PAR vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Northwestern University · HEAVY-BOOK
ABS(total_petitions) peer at 1,303 LCAs (Δ 13 heavier vs Harvard University); CERT-SOLID · WAGE-BELOW vs this page's HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC · LARGEST-distance pole
MA pole at 3,809 LCAs stamps HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN, farthest ABS(total_petitions) contrast from Harvard University's HEAVY-BOOK.
MA worksite board · HEAVY-BOOK
Open the MA state board after the ABS peers. Harvard University stamps HEAVY-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN inside that worksite mix.
Top employer filers ranking · HEAVY-BOOK
Harvard 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 Harvard University to compare filing volume and offered wages, not USCIS outcomes.
- Harvard University filed 1,290 LCAs in the indexed extract (98.4% 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 MA rank on LCA filing volume this vintage. MA filers
- Read what an LCA filing records versus a USCIS petition approval. LCA vs petition
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