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University of Wisconsin-madison

Employer · Wisconsin, United States

Employer address
Wisconsin, United States
Applications on record
2,205
FY2025 applications
0
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Median offered wage
$55,286
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of Wisconsin-madison appears in 2,205 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June).

Applications by fiscal year — University of Wisconsin-madison

124248FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
124248FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200821
FY200961
FY2010248
FY2011211
FY2012212
FY2013200
FY2014191
FY2015209
FY2016248
FY2017224
FY2018242
FY2019128
FY202010
FY20210
FY20220
FY20230
FY20240
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202500
FY202400
FY202300
FY202200
FY202100
FY2020100
FY201910820
FY201822814
FY201720618
FY201622523
FY201518821
FY201417219
FY201318911
FY201218923
FY201119120
FY201022721
FY20095011
FY2008516
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 Wisconsin-madison: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
WI2,185
CA9
DC4
IL2
IN2
WV1
AL1
OH1
Worksite states
  1. Wisconsin2,185
  2. California9
  3. District of Columbia4
  4. Illinois2
  5. Indiana2
  6. West Virginia1
  7. Alabama1
  8. Ohio1
Worksite cities
  1. Madison, WI2,167
  2. Washington, DC4
  3. Stoughton, WI4
  4. Beaver Dam, WI2
  5. Portage, WI2
  6. Berkeley, CA2
  7. Chicago, IL2
  8. Irvine, CA2
  9. Milwaukee, WI2
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. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists273
  2. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary228
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists226
  4. Physicists96
  5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary84
  6. Biological Technicians82
  7. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary76
  8. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary71
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Scientist365
  2. Assistant Professor294
  3. Research Associate246
  4. Research Associate-employee in Training136
  5. Assistant Researcher113
  6. Research Associate--employee in Training84
  7. Clinical Assistant Professor71
  8. Clinical Instructor70

Offered annual wage, all years, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $55,286; middle half $45,343 to $72,000 · median prevailing wage $43,135 (marker) · 1,695 applications.

$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k
$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k
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. China38
  2. Canada29
  3. India17
  4. Germany15
  5. Italy12
  6. United Kingdom10
  7. South Korea7
  8. Brazil6
  9. Greece5
  10. Israel5
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)

112223FY2009FY2011FY2014FY2015FY2018FY2019
112223FY2009FY2011FY2014FY2015FY2018FY2019
Data table
FY20091
FY2011223
FY2014167
FY2015118
FY20182
FY2019202
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20191251779
FY20182000
FY2015720461
FY2014821850
FY20119201310
FY20091000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-madison has 2,205 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #6 of 1,358 sponsoring employers in Wisconsin and #502 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 2.74% of the applications filed by employers based in Wisconsin.

Rank in Wisconsin
6 of 1,358
Rank in the United States
502 of 168,030
Share of Wisconsin's applications
2.74%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Wisconsin
82
Largest sponsoring employers in Wisconsin
  1. University of Wisconsin System4,028
  2. Fiserv Solutions, LLC3,770
  3. Experis US, Inc.3,574
  4. Johnson Controls, Inc.2,559
  5. Stoughton Trailers, LLC2,377
  6. University of Wisconsin-madison2,205
  7. Medical College of Wisconsin1,674
  8. Genome International Corporation1,661
  9. Rockwell Automation, Inc.1,629
  10. Epic Systems Corporation1,612
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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