H-1B sponsorship profile: The University of Southern California. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, The University of Southern California filed 745 Labor Condition Applications covering 745 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 98.7% (735 certified of 745 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 Southern California’s H-1B petitions range from $34,590 at the low end to $699,997 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $85,585. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Research Associate (80 petitions at $63,391 avg), followed by Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate and 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 Southern California is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA under NAICS code 611310, and places H-1B workers across 1 state, most heavily in CA. 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 Southern California ranks. By H-1B petition volume, The University of Southern California is #237 of 119,880 employers nationally and #58 of 22,893 employers headquartered in CA. Both ranks are computed live from the same underlying petition counts, not a separate estimate.