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University of Washington

Employer · Washington, United States

Employer address
Washington, United States
Applications on record
4,236
FY2025 applications
281
FY2026 to 30 June
182
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$91,440
Most common occupation
Biochemists and Biophysicists
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

University of Washington appears in 4,236 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 281.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Washington

141281FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
141281FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008226
FY2009223
FY2010276
FY2011210
FY2012205
FY2013226
FY2014246
FY2015197
FY2016232
FY2017226
FY2018190
FY2019219
FY2020198
FY2021223
FY2022214
FY2023196
FY2024266
FY2025281
FY2026*182
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*15527
FY202525130
FY202423432
FY202318115
FY202219420
FY202120419
FY202018018
FY201920415
FY201815832
FY201720224
FY201619438
FY201517819
FY201422125
FY201321313
FY201218817
FY201119317
FY201023046
FY200920914
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).

University of Washington: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
WA4,188
CA10
AK10
ID8
NC5
TX3
NY2
DC2
NJ2
VA2
IL2
FL1
PA1
Worksite states
  1. Washington4,188
  2. California10
  3. Alaska10
  4. Idaho8
  5. North Carolina5
  6. Texas3
  7. New York2
  8. District of Columbia2
  9. New Jersey2
  10. Virginia2
Worksite cities
  1. Seattle, WA3,875
  2. Tacoma, WA178
  3. Bothell, WA100
  4. Boise, ID8
  5. Olympia, WA6
  6. Indian Trail, NC5
  7. Everett, WA5
  8. Bellevue, WA4
  9. Anchorage, AK4
  10. La Jolla, CA3
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. Biochemists and Biophysicists484
  2. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary422
  3. Physicians, All Other354
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists312
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other193
  6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary169
  7. Business Teachers, Postsecondary160
  8. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary128
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor654
  2. Senior Fellow514
  3. Acting Instructor508
  4. Postdoctoral Scholar393
  5. Research Associate361
  6. Resident321
  7. Acting Assistant Professor153
  8. Fellow107

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

Median $91,440; middle half $76,005 to $122,857 · median prevailing wage $68,460 (marker) · 624 applications.

$60k$100k$140k$180k$220k
$60k$100k$140k$180k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I226
  2. Level II100
  3. Level III22
  4. Level IV3
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. Canada59
  2. India42
  3. China40
  4. South Korea21
  5. Germany20
  6. United Kingdom16
  7. France11
  8. Israel10
  9. Taiwan9
  10. Australia9
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)

103206FY2009FY2010FY2014FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
103206FY2009FY2014FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009206
FY2010168
FY2014168
FY2016136
FY2017154
FY2018110
FY2019156
FY2020155
FY2021149
FY2022165
FY202351
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023240270
FY2022800853
FY2021751741
FY2020760790
FY2019661900
FY2018570531
FY2017680861
FY2016682681
FY2014730950
FY2010721960
FY20091190872
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Washington

University of Washington has 4,236 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #11 of 2,880 sponsoring employers in Washington and #229 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.82% of the applications filed by employers based in Washington.

Rank in Washington
11 of 2,880
Rank in the United States
229 of 168,030
Share of Washington's applications
0.82%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Washington
114
Largest sponsoring employers in Washington
  1. Microsoft Corporation155,369
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC109,377
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.32,124
  4. Amazon Corporate LLC21,691
  5. Amazon.com Services, Inc.20,350
  6. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.13,947
  7. T-mobile USA, Inc.8,609
  8. Expedia, Inc.8,013
  9. Amazon Data Services, Inc5,548
  10. People Tech Group Inc.4,595
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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