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Purdue University

Employer · Indiana, United States

Employer address
Indiana, United States
Applications on record
4,667
FY2025 applications
382
FY2026 to 30 June
283
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$86,497
Most common occupation
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.7%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Purdue University appears in 4,667 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 382.

Applications by fiscal year — Purdue University

191382FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
191382FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008226
FY2009198
FY2010196
FY2011128
FY2012193
FY2013180
FY2014215
FY2015233
FY2016291
FY2017173
FY2018270
FY2019254
FY2020257
FY2021284
FY2022329
FY2023279
FY2024296
FY2025382
FY2026*283
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*25231
FY202537111
FY202425937
FY202326811
FY202229138
FY202124044
FY202021839
FY201922529
FY201824426
FY201715221
FY201622368
FY201520825
FY201418629
FY201316812
FY201217419
FY201111711
FY201014353
FY200917622
FY200820719
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).

Purdue University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+2+5+
1+1+2+2+5+
Data table
StateApplications
IN4,636
MD7
IL6
MI5
CA3
TX2
GA2
ID2
TN1
KS1
NY1
VT1
Worksite states
  1. Indiana4,636
  2. Maryland7
  3. Illinois6
  4. Michigan5
  5. California3
  6. Texas2
  7. Georgia2
  8. Idaho2
  9. Tennessee1
  10. Kansas1
Worksite cities
  1. West Lafayette, IN4,090
  2. Fort Wayne, IN255
  3. Hammond, IN171
  4. Westville, IN39
  5. Shelbyville, IN21
  6. Indianapolis, IN16
  7. Lafayette, IN12
  8. Beltsville, MD5
  9. Batavia, IL4
  10. Vincennes, IN4
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, Postsecondary488
  2. Business Teachers, Postsecondary354
  3. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary247
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists226
  5. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary190
  6. Chemists168
  7. Soil and Plant Scientists162
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other150
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,111
  2. Post Doctoral Research Associate448
  3. Post-doctoral Research Associate255
  4. Postdoctoral Research Associate201
  5. Post Doctoral Research Assistant150
  6. Post-doctoral Research Assistant109
  7. Research Scientist104
  8. Research Associate102

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

Median $86,497; middle half $62,594 to $110,796 · median prevailing wage $56,659 (marker) · 860 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I572
  2. Level II192
  3. Level III59
  4. Level IV55
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. China117
  2. South Korea51
  3. Canada51
  4. India46
  5. Brazil12
  6. Turkey10
  7. United Kingdom10
  8. Italy10
  9. Australia9
  10. Germany9
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)

110220FY2009FY2010FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
110220FY2009FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY200913
FY20101
FY20145
FY201511
FY201610
FY2017119
FY2018152
FY201911
FY2020154
FY2021155
FY2022220
FY202377
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023340432
FY2022103011710
FY2021821731
FY2020744800
FY20196050
FY2018690833
FY2017430761
FY20167030
FY20158030
FY20144010
FY20100010
FY20097060
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. Green and Spiegel, LLC28
  2. Ware | Immigration10
  3. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Indiana

Purdue University has 4,667 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #3 of 1,504 sponsoring employers in Indiana and #194 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 6.86% of the applications filed by employers based in Indiana.

Rank in Indiana
3 of 1,504
Rank in the United States
194 of 168,030
Share of Indiana's applications
6.86%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Indiana
72
Largest sponsoring employers in Indiana
  1. Anthem, Inc.6,773
  2. Indiana University4,896
  3. Purdue University4,667
  4. Pyramid Technology Solutions, Inc4,089
  5. Eli Lilly and Company2,266
  6. Indiana UNIV. Purdue UNIV. Indianapolis1,732
  7. University of Notre Dame Du Lac1,609
  8. Zimmer, Inc.1,404
  9. LHP Software, LLC1,336
  10. Access Therapies, Inc.1,005
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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