H-1B Filings
63
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services SC DOL H-1B
University of South Carolina: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
University of South Carolina in SC (Educational Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (63 on file) at a $87,000 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
University of South Carolina (SC): · 63 H-1B LCAs at a $87,000 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, University of South Carolina in SC carries 63 H-1B wage filings on record, a $87,000 median wage across 60 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 63 H-1B LCAs
- $87,000 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #761 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 98th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 17th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 98th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 17th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
F
Federal workforce composite
35/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · University of South Carolina
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+
63 H-1B LCAs
#761 of 51,370 sponsors · 98th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$87,000 median
17th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
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 South Carolina's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 15 in FY2024 to 21 in FY2025 (+40%).
- University of South Carolina's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $82,698 in FY2024 to $93,206 in FY2025 (+12.7%).
Median H-1B Salary
$87,000
Below national median. Across 60 disclosed positions
Where University of South Carolina's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$87,000 Top 83% higher than 17% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
University of South Carolina's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+12.7% 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 South Carolina | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | SC | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 63 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $87,000 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
University of South Carolina's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in SC (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #761 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 98th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 17th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Professor/Endowed Research Chair - Nursing | $203,988 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Management Science | $185,000 |
| Research Associate Professor | $155,000 |
| Research Associate Professor/Dept. of Electrical Engineering | $155,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Economics | $140,172 |
| Asst. Professor/Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering | $124,073 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor/Dept. of Management Science | $118,098 |
| Assistant Professor/School of Business Administration | $110,250 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Mechanical Engineering | $110,000 |
| Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering Program | $110,000 |
| IT Security Engineer | $108,146 |
| Student Systems Senior Business Analyst | $102,830 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Statistics | $100,000 |
| Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Cybersecurity) | $100,000 |
| Research Assist. Prof./Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng. | $96,221 |
| Budget Analyst/Department of DAF Budget Office | $95,423 |
| Assistant Professor/Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | $94,860 |
| Assistant Prof/Dept of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | $93,840 |
| Instructor/Dept of Computer Science & Eng | $91,257 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Psychology | $90,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | $90,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | $90,000 |
| Asst. Professor/Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | $90,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor/Dept. of Chemical Engineering | $89,898 |
| IT Business Data Analyst | $89,371 |
| Cognos Developer | $89,371 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of HRSM Retail | $88,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Analytical and Environmental Chemistry | $87,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Dept. of Chemistry | $87,000 |
| Instructor of Industrial Engineering | $87,000 |
| Assistant Professor- Department of HRSM Retail | $87,000 |
| Asst. Prof./Dept. of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Mgmt | $86,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor/Dept. of Chemical Engineering | $86,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Physics and Astronomy | $85,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Social Work | $85,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $85,000 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Biological Sciences | $85,000 |
| Associate Scientist/School of Medicine and Clinical Affairs | $84,915 |
| Assist. Prof./Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders | $82,950 |
| Clinical Assistant Prof/Dept of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | $76,687 |
| Instructor of Journalism and Mass Communications | $75,000 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow/Dept of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | $72,276 |
| Assistant Scientist/College of Education | $70,000 |
| Instructor/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | $66,947 |
| Assistant Scientist/Dept of ASPH Prevention Research Center | $64,453 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $64,356 |
| Assistant Scientist | $64,000 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor/Department of Teacher Education | $63,500 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow/ASPH Prevention Research Center | $61,428 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow (Chemistry/Physical Sciences) | $61,027 |
What the Data Says About University of South Carolina
Signature stat: H-1B volume
University of South Carolina's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 63 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 98% of sponsors in this corpus (#761 of 51,370).
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $87,000 median trails 83% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
Growing LCA footprint
FY2025 added 6 filings versus FY2024 (40%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.
No OSHA record despite scale
University of South Carolina sponsors 63 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for University of South Carolina among Educational Services employers we track.
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $82,698 (FY2024) to $93,206 (FY2025) (+12.7%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Where University of South Carolina 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 South Carolina files more petitions than 39% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 79%, the selective, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (63 filings · $87,000 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 40; the brand marker is University of South Carolina. 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 South Carolina compares to Educational Services peers
University of South Carolina's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state SC). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
University of South Carolina
63 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
What to check before working with University of South Carolina
For University of South Carolina, start with sponsorship pay (63 H-1B LCAs, median $87,000) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $87,000 across 60 disclosed-wage positions (of 63 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
University of South Carolina'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
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like University of South Carolina's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put University of South Carolina next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where University of South Carolina's #761 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 South Carolina's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, University of South Carolina's disclosed median of $87,000 sits at the 17th 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 South Carolina's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
University of South Carolina has 63 H-1B filings on record, ranking #761 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 98th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, 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.