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Texas Tech University

A DOL Labor Condition Application record spanning FY2023–2026. Review the filing volume, DOL certification record, and offered-wage context below.

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DOL LCA filings
479
DOL-certified
98.1%
Median offered wage
$86,042

Lubbock, TX NAICS: 611310

Texas Tech University, by the LCA numbers

U.S. Department of Labor's OFLC discloses 479 Labor Condition Application filings naming Texas Tech 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

Texas Tech University's USCIS petition outcomes

Separate from the DOL filing record above, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicated 1,440 H-1B petitions naming Texas Tech University through FY2024, and approved nearly every one of them: 98.1% approved (1,413 approvals, 27 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

Texas Tech University is listed in 479 DOL LCA filings, among the largest employer filers by filing volume in this extract. DOL certified 98.1% of those LCAs; the median listed offered wage is $86,042. This is not a USCIS approval, hiring, or sponsorship ranking.

479
DOL LCA filings, FY2023–FY2026
98.1%
DOL-certified
$86,042
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 Lubbock, TX.

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Texas Tech 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)

479 440th of 122824 higher than 122,384 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 · Texas Tech 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: $32,000–$229,500 .

Title concentration

  • Assistant Professor 185 · 38.6% · $867,819
  • Post Doctoral Research Associate 37 · 7.7% · $61,346
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate 34 · 7.1% · $54,806
  • Assistant Professor of Practice 33 · 6.9% · $105,540
  • Programmer Analyst III 20 · 4.2% · $69,251

Worksite counties

  • LUBBOCK, TX 19 · 86.4%
  • POTTER, TX 2 · 9.1%
  • MCLENNAN, TX 1 · 4.5%

DOL LCA release change

What changed between the two LCA fiscal years

FY2024 -> FY2025
  • Texas Tech University's disclosed H-1B LCA filing count rose from 124 in FY2024 to 136 in FY2025 (+9.7%).
  • Texas Tech University's average disclosed H-1B offered wage rose from $81,330 in FY2024 to $88,345 in FY2025 (+8.6%).

Arithmetic differences between stored DOL OFLC Labor Condition Application disclosure fiscal years for this employer identity - not a headcount, hire forecast, or cause claim. Role mix can shift between years even when the filing total is flat. Totals group name variants that share the same identity key.

National filing changes Two-year CSV

National-scale filing footprint

Texas Tech University has filed 479 LCAs (more volume than 100% of U.S. employer filers in this extract). DOL certification: 98.1%. Worksites span 1 state , led by TX.

Above-prevailing wage posture

On 461 LCAs with comparable offered vs prevailing wages, Texas Tech University averages about 64.6% above the prevailing wage (national baseline ≈ 17.8%). Dominant PW level on file: Entry (Level I) (79.1% of LCA filings).

Lubbock, TX worksite concentration

Only 479 LCAs on file for Texas Tech University, and 76% land in LUBBOCK, TX. Treat rates as descriptive of a small sample. DOL cert on file: 98.1%.

Certification Rate

98.1%

Very high DOL cert

Avg. Salary

$86,042

Below portal avg

Total Workers

479

Moderate worker count

Compare with another employer filer

Texas Tech University vs a peer vs the national average, from DOL LCA data.

Avg. offered wage$86,042 · 20% lower than Cognizant Technology Solutions US CORP
This filer
Peer
$107,100
National avg.
$113,357
Certification rate98.1% · 1% lower than Cognizant Technology Solutions US CORP
This filer
Peer
99.2%
National avg.
97.7%
Total LCA filings479 · 99% lower than Cognizant Technology Solutions US CORP
This filer
Peer
43,138
National avg.
17
FY2025 filings are 106% of FY2023

128 completed-year filings in FY2023, 136 in FY2025. The scale spans up to twice the earlier year's count: the midpoint is unchanged and the endpoint is at least doubled.

Wondering how long it takes USCIS to process an H-1B petition for this employer? See current I-129 processing times →

Salary Analysis

Compensation range for H-1B positions at Texas Tech University

Minimum
$32,000
Maximum
$229,500
Average Salary
$86,042

LCA Filing History

H-1B LCA filing trends from FY2023 to FY2026

FY2023 128 LCA filings · 100% DOL-certified · $86,319 avg
FY2024 124 LCA filings · 93.5% DOL-certified · $2,795,964 avg
FY2025 136 LCA filings · 99.3% DOL-certified · $89,111 avg

FY2026 is partial on this extract. Chart shows completed fiscal years only (through FY2025).

Top Occupations

Most frequently listed job titles at Texas Tech University

Job Title LCA filings Avg. Salary
Assistant Professor 185 $867,819
Post Doctoral Research Associate 37 $61,346
Postdoctoral Research Associate 34 $54,806
Assistant Professor of Practice 33 $105,540
Programmer Analyst III 20 $69,251
Instructor 19 $86,276
Research Assistant Professor 17 $66,551
Research Associate 13 $61,972
Lecturer 13 $56,291
Research Scientist 11 $56,393
Programmer Analyst IV 6 $77,575
Senior Research Associate 5 $78,913
Assistant Proffessor 5 $119,640
International Visiting Scholar 4 N/A
Associate Professor of Veterinary Communications 4 $155,000

Geographic Distribution

Where Texas Tech University places H-1B workers across the United States

TX 100 LCA filings

Nationwide peers near Texas Tech University's 479-LCA band

Cross-state DOL neighbors for Texas Tech University - LCA filing-count and offered-wage axes, outside TX.

Similar LCA filing volume

Nearest cross-state employer filers by LCA filing count (479 here; floor ≥10 LCA filings).

Rocket Mortgage, LLC 479 MI Lyft, Inc. 479 CA Cotiviti, Inc. 479 UT MetLife Group, Inc. 480 NY

Similar avg offered wage

Cross-state employer filers with a comparable average listed offered wage ($86,042 here).

Global Data Tek, INC. $86,036 NJ 7 Kings Code LLC $86,048 FL The University of Tennessee $86,033 TN Niagara University $86,051 NY

Disclaimer: Informational only, not professional advice.

Read with Texas Tech University

ABS(total_petitions) peers first, then a LARGEST-distance pole and a stamp-branched drill, not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.

Cotiviti, Inc. · MID-BOOK

ABS(total_petitions) peer at 479 LCAs (Δ 0 heavier vs Texas Tech University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PAR vs this page's MID-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Lyft, Inc. · MID-BOOK

ABS(total_petitions) peer at 479 LCAs (Δ 0 heavier vs Texas Tech University); CERT-LOCK · WAGE-ELITE vs this page's MID-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Rocket Mortgage, LLC · MID-BOOK

ABS(total_petitions) peer at 479 LCAs (Δ 0 heavier vs Texas Tech University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PAR vs this page's MID-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
MetLife Group, Inc. · MID-BOOK

ABS(total_petitions) peer at 480 LCAs (Δ 1 heavier vs Texas Tech University); CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-PAR vs this page's MID-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN · WAGE-BELOW.
Cognizant Technology Solutions US CORP · LARGEST-distance pole

TX pole at 43,138 LCAs stamps MEGA-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN, farthest ABS(total_petitions) contrast from Texas Tech University's MID-BOOK.
TX worksite board · MID-BOOK

Open the TX state board after the ABS peers. Texas Tech University stamps MID-BOOK · CERT-CLEAN inside that worksite mix.
Wage levels primer · WAGE-BELOW

Texas Tech University's WAGE-BELOW · MID-BOOK stamps sit mid-band. Wage levels I-IV explain the floor behind the offer.

What to do with this profile

Use the DOL LCA record for Texas Tech University to compare filing volume and offered wages, not USCIS outcomes.

DOL disclosure data only. Not legal advice, sponsorship guarantees, or visa eligibility.

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