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The Pennsylvania State University

Employer · Pennsylvania, United States

Employer address
Pennsylvania, United States
Applications on record
4,401
FY2025 applications
260
FY2026 to 30 June
225
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$77,688
Most common occupation
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

The Pennsylvania State University appears in 4,401 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 260.

Applications by fiscal year — The Pennsylvania State University

146292FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
146292FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008292
FY2009229
FY2010246
FY2011193
FY2012172
FY2013205
FY2014235
FY2015191
FY2016209
FY2017226
FY2018235
FY2019216
FY2020261
FY2021262
FY2022254
FY2023241
FY2024249
FY2025260
FY2026*225
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*19431
FY202523129
FY202421633
FY202321526
FY202223618
FY202121646
FY202019467
FY201919125
FY201818847
FY201721214
FY201616445
FY201516031
FY201420332
FY201319411
FY201214923
FY201117221
FY201019353
FY200921217
FY200826725
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).

The Pennsylvania State University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+5+
1+1+2+3+5+
Data table
StateApplications
PA4,353
MD10
NC7
CA5
VA4
NY4
MT3
FL3
MA2
SD2
NJ2
DC1
AZ1
OR1
GA1
Worksite states
  1. Pennsylvania4,353
  2. Maryland10
  3. North Carolina7
  4. California5
  5. Virginia4
  6. New York4
  7. Montana3
  8. Florida3
  9. Massachusetts2
  10. South Dakota2
Worksite cities
  1. University Park, PA2,883
  2. Hershey, PA525
  3. Erie, PA230
  4. Middletown, PA90
  5. Malvern, PA75
  6. Altoona, PA56
  7. Reading, PA56
  8. Abington, PA51
  9. Dunmore, PA36
  10. Hazleton, PA23
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. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary449
  2. Business Teachers, Postsecondary391
  3. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary287
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists278
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists236
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary208
  7. Materials Scientists160
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other145
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,309
  2. Postdoctoral Scholar978
  3. Research Associate301
  4. Assistant Research Professor298
  5. Assistant Teaching Professor144
  6. Lecturer106
  7. Researcher75
  8. Associate Professor63

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

Median $77,688; middle half $65,868 to $101,994 · median prevailing wage $56,600 (marker) · 599 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I572
  2. Level II56
  3. Level III12
  4. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China118
  2. India67
  3. South Korea49
  4. Canada46
  5. Germany26
  6. Italy18
  7. Turkey15
  8. Brazil11
  9. France10
  10. Iran10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData 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)

130259FY2009FY2011FY2012FY2014FY2015FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
130259FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2009196
FY20112
FY2012123
FY20141
FY20151
FY2019163
FY2020163
FY2021259
FY2022196
FY202356
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023281284
FY2022971994
FY20219701622
FY2020720910
FY2019860770
FY20151000
FY20140010
FY2012730502
FY20111010
FY20091000961
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. Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP3
  2. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State University has 4,401 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #12 of 4,832 sponsoring employers in Pennsylvania and #216 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.99% of the applications filed by employers based in Pennsylvania.

Rank in Pennsylvania
12 of 4,832
Rank in the United States
216 of 168,030
Share of Pennsylvania's applications
0.99%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Pennsylvania
216
Largest sponsoring employers in Pennsylvania
  1. Deloitte Consulting LLP109,385
  2. Deloitte & Touche LLP27,694
  3. Deloitte Tax LLP10,343
  4. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC9,654
  5. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania7,420
  6. SAP America, Inc.7,327
  7. Mastech, Inc., A Mastech Holdings, Inc. Company6,875
  8. Epam Systems, Inc6,449
  9. University of Pittsburgh5,718
  10. Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.5,386
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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