H-1B sponsorship profile: The University of Memphis. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, The University of Memphis filed 111 Labor Condition Applications covering 111 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 98.2% (109 certified of 111 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on The University of Memphis’s H-1B petitions range from $44,743 at the low end to $158,378 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $85,358. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Assistant Professor (66 petitions at $89,869 avg), followed by Assistant Professor of Teaching and Research Assistant Professor. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. The University of Memphis is headquartered in Memphis, TN under NAICS code 611310, and places H-1B workers across 1 state, most heavily in TN. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.

Where The University of Memphis ranks. By H-1B petition volume, The University of Memphis is #2,001 of 119,880 employers nationally and #30 of 1,309 employers headquartered in TN. Both ranks are computed live from the same underlying petition counts, not a separate estimate.