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Murray State University

Employer · Kentucky, United States

Employer address
Kentucky, United States
Applications on record
199
FY2025 applications
9
FY2026 to 30 June
5
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$78,075
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Murray State University appears in 199 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 9.

Applications by fiscal year — Murray State University

1122FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1122FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200813
FY200913
FY201022
FY201112
FY201215
FY20136
FY201411
FY201514
FY20167
FY201712
FY201812
FY201917
FY202010
FY20217
FY20228
FY20233
FY20243
FY20259
FY2026*5
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*50
FY202581
FY202430
FY202330
FY202244
FY202143
FY202091
FY2019152
FY2018111
FY201793
FY201652
FY2015140
FY2014101
FY201324
FY2012114
FY2011102
FY2010211
FY2009112
FY200894
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Murray State University: applications by worksite state

199+199+199+199+199+
199+199+199+199+199+
Data table
StateApplications
KY199
Worksite states
  1. Kentucky199
Worksite cities
  1. Murray, KY176
  2. Hopkinsville, KY17
  3. Paducah, KY3
  4. Pembroke, KY3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Business Teachers, Postsecondary24
  2. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary20
  3. Postsecondary Teachers, All Other17
  4. Education Teachers, Postsecondary13
  5. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary13
  6. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary8
  7. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary8
  8. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary7
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor49
  2. Veterinary Pathologist/assistant Professor8
  3. Japan Teacher5
  4. Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Information Syst4
  5. Assistant Professor of Horn4
  6. Director/assistant Professor Non Profit Leadership3
  7. Postdoctoral Researcher3
  8. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology3

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $78,075; middle half $54,511 to $103,692 · median prevailing wage $54,226 (marker) · 16 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

59FY2009FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022
59FY2009FY2015FY2018FY2020FY2022
Data table
FY20097
FY20146
FY20158
FY20169
FY20184
FY20197
FY20207
FY20214
FY20224
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20221030
FY20214000
FY20204032
FY20191063
FY20184000
FY20166130
FY20155030
FY20142040
FY20097000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP11
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Kentucky

Murray State University has 199 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #22 of 1,345 sponsoring employers in Kentucky and #6,769 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.40% of the applications filed by employers based in Kentucky.

Rank in Kentucky
22 of 1,345
Rank in the United States
6,769 of 168,030
Share of Kentucky's applications
0.40%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Kentucky
45
Largest sponsoring employers in Kentucky
  1. V-soft Consulting Group, Inc11,968
  2. University of Kentucky2,744
  3. Coolsoft LLC2,588
  4. Humana Inc.2,546
  5. University of Louisville1,269
  6. Rehabcare Group East, Inc.847
  7. Kindred Rehab Services, Inc.761
  8. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc640
  9. Kindred Rehab Services357
  10. Western Kentucky University327
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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