Employer record no. 117

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

US DOL LCA disclosure data, FY2020 to FY2026

Total LCA filings

2,562

Certified

2,055

Denied

FY2025 filings

479

Filings by fiscal year

* partial fiscal year; quarters still being published by DOL

Peer rank

#5 of 1,215 universities and research institutes by filings

Senior titles at entry-level pay

10.4% of senior-titled filings at Level I

7 of 67 certified filings with a senior, lead or people-manager title, FY2024 to date, were at the lowest prevailing-wage tier. Ranking · Method

The ledger

Fiscal year	Filed	Certified	Denied	Avg offered wage	Avg prevailing
FY2020	327	296	0	$87,666	$62,170
FY2021	287	265	1	$81,372	$63,240
FY2022	325	299	3	$90,828	$59,266
FY2023	365	309	0	$95,277	$64,690
FY2024	411	300	3	$102,717	$65,277
FY2025	479	342	0	$100,306	$69,723
FY2026 *	368	244	0	$107,240	$71,719

What they file for

postdoctoral researcher$63,878486
research associate$73,936364
assistant professor$165,194179
senior research investigator$87,361121
research specialist d$76,75567
research specialist c$64,97956
research specialist b$65,03553
research specialist a$43,79931

Where

philadelphia, pa2,459
kennett square, pa33
phildelphia, pa6
east norriton, pa5
chicago, il3
san jose, ca3

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Certification rate 80.2%How these numbers are computed