H-1B Filings
257
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services PA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
University of Pittsburgh: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
University of Pittsburgh in PA (Educational Services) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 257 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
University of Pittsburgh (PA): · 257 H-1B LCAs at a $73,500 disclosed median · OSHA Grade A (DART 0.29)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, University of Pittsburgh in PA carries 257 H-1B wage filings on record, a $73,500 median wage across 146 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a strong A OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 257 H-1B LCAs
- $73,500 median wage
- Grade A OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #170 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 8th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 100th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 8th pct
- median wage rank
- 61%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
D
Federal workforce composite
42/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · University of Pittsburgh
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
257 H-1B LCAs
#170 of 51,370 sponsors · 100th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$73,500 median
8th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety C+
OSHA Grade A · DART 0.29
Safer than 61% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- University of Pittsburgh's disclosed H-1B petition count fell from 76 in FY2024 to 54 in FY2025 (-28.9%).
- University of Pittsburgh's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage fell from $99,870 in FY2024 to $84,890 in FY2025 (-15%).
Median H-1B Salary
$73,500
Below national median. Across 146 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade A · DART 0.29
Safer than industry average. vs 1.14 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where University of Pittsburgh's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$73,500 Top 92% higher than 8% of 272,125 US employers
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
University of Pittsburgh's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (-15% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | University of Pittsburgh | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | PA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 257 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $73,500 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | A | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 0.29 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
University of Pittsburgh's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in PA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #170 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 8th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 61% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Associate Professor | $319,030 |
| Associate Professor of Radiology | $319,030 |
| Assistant Professor – Critical Care Medicine | $312,000 |
| Professor with Tenure | $280,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $267,000 |
| Assistant Professor – Cognitive Neurology | $260,000 |
| Assistant Professor – Radiology | $260,000 |
| Assistant Professor, Radiology | $239,990 |
| Assistant Professor | $217,561 |
| Assistant Professor - Psychiatry | $216,653 |
| Assistant Professor - Psychiatry | $216,653 |
| Assistant Professor – Neurology | $216,653 |
| Associate Professor - Anatomic Pathology | $216,653 |
| Assistant Professor - Neonatology | $199,992 |
| Assistant Professor - Dermatology | $162,490 |
| Assistant Professor - Pediatric Ophthalmology | $162,490 |
| Assistant Professor – Family Medicine | $162,490 |
| Associate Professor – Ophthalmology | $159,994 |
| Assistant Professor of Neurology | $149,989 |
| Hospitalist | $144,435 |
| Assistant Professor - Obstetrics and Gynecology | $144,435 |
| Assistant Professor | $136,681 |
| Associate Professor | $135,270 |
| Assistant Professor - Pediatric Radiology | $130,000 |
| Assistant Professor – Cardiac Anesthesiology | $130,000 |
| Assistant Professor – Anatomic Pathology | $130,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $123,683 |
| Assistant Professor | $119,995 |
| Assistant Professor of Neuro-Oncology | $119,995 |
| Assistant Professor of Radiology | $119,995 |
| Assistant Professor of Radiology | $119,995 |
| Assistant Professor - Division of Classical Hematology | $118,186 |
| Assistant Professor – Hospitalist Medicine | $118,165 |
| Oracle Applications Developer | $116,982 |
| Assistant Professor | $115,610 |
| Assistant Professor of Radiology | $114,535 |
| Associate Professor | $110,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $110,000 |
| Assistant Professor of Opthalmology | $109,075 |
| Assistant Professor of Nephrology | $109,075 |
| Assistant Professor | $108,547 |
| Assistant Professor - Dermatology | $108,326 |
| Electronics Design Engineer | $106,432 |
| Electronics Design Engineer | $105,501 |
| Assistant Professor | $102,000 |
| Laboratory Operations Manager | $101,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $100,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $100,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $100,000 |
| Senior Research Scientist | $98,862 |
What the Data Says About University of Pittsburgh
Signature stat: H-1B volume
University of Pittsburgh's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 257 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 100% of sponsors in this corpus (#170 of 51,370).
Safer than sector norm
OSHA logged 154 injuries at a DART rate of 0.3 against a 1.1 same-NAICS-sector average (Grade A).
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $73,500 median trails 92% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
Falling disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $99,870 (FY2024) to $84,890 (FY2025) (-15%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for University of Pittsburgh among Educational Services employers we track.
Shrinking LCA footprint
FY2025 filings fell 28.9% from FY2024 (76 → 54).
OSHA Safety Record
Grade A DART Rate: 0.29 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 1.14)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
University of Pittsburgh's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Educational Services).
Total reported injuries on file: 154.
Where University of Pittsburgh sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 200 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, University of Pittsburgh files more petitions than 92% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 36%, the high-volume, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (257 filings · $73,500 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is University of Pittsburgh. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How University of Pittsburgh compares to Educational Services peers
University of Pittsburgh's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state PA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
University of Pittsburgh
257 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for University of Pittsburgh, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar H-1B filing volume
Nearest nationwide sponsors outside PA (257 filings here).
- Dallas Independent School District (TX) · 258 filings
- University of Minnesota (MN) · 258 filings
- Purdue University (IN) · 254 filings
- The Ohio State University (OH) · 261 filings
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside PA (DART 0.29 here).
- Aerospace Coatings International (AL) · DART 0.29
- American Builders Supply (FL) · DART 0.29
- Asplundh Tree Expert LLC (KY) · DART 0.29
- Backcountry.com, LLC (UT) · DART 0.29
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with University of Pittsburgh
For University of Pittsburgh, read sponsorship pay (257 H-1B LCAs, median $73,500) next to the OSHA safety grade (A).
- H-1B median is $73,500 across 146 disclosed-wage positions (of 257 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade A reflects a DART rate read against the Educational Services average of 1.14 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
University of Pittsburgh's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how University of Pittsburgh's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like University of Pittsburgh's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put University of Pittsburgh next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where University of Pittsburgh's #170 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does University of Pittsburgh's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, University of Pittsburgh's disclosed median of $73,500 sits at the 8th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does University of Pittsburgh's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
University of Pittsburgh has 257 H-1B filings on record, ranking #170 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does University of Pittsburgh's OSHA safety grade mean?
University of Pittsburgh carries Grade A from its establishment injury record (154 injuries on file; DART 0.29). That DART rate is safer than roughly 61% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.