H-1B sponsorship profile: University of Southern Mississippi. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, University of Southern Mississippi filed 65 Labor Condition Applications covering 65 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2025. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 72.3% (47 certified of 65 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 University of Southern Mississippi’s H-1B petitions range from $40,000 at the low end to $134,930 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $70,648. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Assistant Professor (13 petitions at $78,382 avg), followed by Visiting Instructor of Spanish and Postdoctoral Researcher. 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. University of Southern Mississippi is headquartered in Hattiesburg, MS under NAICS code 611310, and places H-1B workers across 1 state, most heavily in MS. 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.