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University of California, Merced: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

University of California, Merced filed 64 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 63. Median offered salary: $85,100.

Applications (LCAs)64
Certified63
Employer addressMerced, CA
H-1B dependent employerNo
Median offered salary$85,100
Middle half of salaries$71,769–$108,820
10th–90th percentile$69,203–$126,740

Does University of California, Merced sponsor H-1B visas?

University of California, Merced filed 64 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Jun 12, 2026. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Green card (PERM) applications at University of California, Merced: 8 →

Salaries by job title

Job titleLCAsMedian salary
Postdoctoral Scholar20$71,769
Assistant Professor16$105,600
Assistant Project Scientist6$74,100
Assistant Teaching Professor5$111,800
Lecturer2$67,312
Counseling Psychologist2$112,934
Biosafety Officer & High Containment Lab Director1$93,995
Financial Analyst 41$107,640
Director of Animal Care Operations1$120,000
eCommerce Manager1$110,000
Business Systems Analyst IV1$100,131
Assistant Biosafety Officer1$69,202
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow1$63,398
Associate Director, Resource Planning and Cost Policy1$141,700
Senior Research Computing Facilitator1$103,848
Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Computing1$134,534
Network Engineer1$95,451
Associate Specialist1$83,600
Assistant Bio Safety Officer/BSL-3 Lab Manager1$72,200

Applications by fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202318$90,298
FY202416$97,300
FY202518$74,262
FY202612$92,250

Prevailing wage levels

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

Occupations

Latest applications

Job titleBase salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Merced, CAJun 12, 2026Aug 27, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Merced, CAMay 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Bio Safety Officer/BSL-3 Lab Manager$72,200–$131,000Merced, CAMay 12, 2026Jun 8, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,030Merced, CAApr 24, 2026May 15, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$136,800
Level I		Merced, CAMar 20, 2026Jun 18, 2026Certified
Assistant Teaching Professor$125,700
Level I		Merced, CAFeb 3, 2026May 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$130,500
Level I		Merced, CAFeb 3, 2026May 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Teaching Professor$100,900
Level I		Merced, CAJan 22, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$127,000
Level I		Merced, CANov 25, 2025Jan 5, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$127,000
Level I		Merced, CANov 21, 2025May 7, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,769Merced, CANov 12, 2025Apr 1, 2026Certified
Associate Specialist$83,600Merced, CANov 10, 2025Nov 10, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,209Merced, CAAug 15, 2025Oct 27, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,769Merced, CAJul 9, 2025Dec 1, 2025Certified
Counseling Psychologist$112,934Merced, CAJun 26, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,769Merced, CAJun 23, 2025Jul 15, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,769Merced, CAJun 23, 2025Aug 4, 2025Certified
Counseling Psychologist$112,934
Level I		Merced, CAMay 28, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,425Merced, CAApr 22, 2025Jul 17, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,769Merced, CAApr 4, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,209Merced, CAMar 27, 2025May 1, 2025Certified
Network Engineer$95,451–$143,300
Level II		Merced, CAMar 26, 2025Apr 14, 2025Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$74,100Merced, CAMar 24, 2025Apr 12, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$132,900
Level I		Merced, CAMar 5, 2025May 12, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$101,100
Level II		Merced, CAJan 16, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$98,700
Level I		Merced, CAJan 15, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,425Merced, CADec 20, 2024Jan 26, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,209Merced, CAOct 16, 2024Nov 6, 2024Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,327
Level III		Merced, CAAug 28, 2024Sep 16, 2024Certified
Associate Director, Resource Planning and Cost Policy$141,700
Level IV		Merced, CAJun 18, 2024Jul 8, 2024Certified
Senior Research Computing Facilitator$103,848
Level II		Merced, CAJun 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$71,500Merced, CAApr 17, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Computing$134,534
Level IV		Merced, CAApr 2, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow$63,398–$69,400
Level I		Merced, CAMar 13, 2024Jul 28, 2024Certified
Assistant Professor$100,800
Level I		Merced, CAFeb 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024Certified
Assistant Professor$105,800
Level I		Merced, CAFeb 16, 2024Jul 6, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
Assistant Teaching Professor$111,800
Level I		Merced, CAFeb 15, 2024Jul 1, 2024Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$64,480Merced, CAFeb 6, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,908Merced, CAJan 29, 2024Mar 15, 2024Certified
Assistant Professor$97,300
Level I		Merced, CADec 14, 2023Jun 1, 2024Certified
Assistant Teaching Professor$114,600
Level I		Merced, CADec 14, 2023May 1, 2024Certified
Assistant Professor$122,200
Level I		Merced, CANov 28, 2023Apr 1, 2024Certified
Lecturer$70,295Merced, CANov 8, 2023Mar 11, 2024Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$71,500–$91,000Merced, CAOct 25, 2023Dec 4, 2023Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$858,000–$1,092,000Merced, CAOct 20, 2023Dec 4, 2023Denied
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,385Merced, CAAug 30, 2023Nov 15, 2023Certified
Assistant Professor$99,900
Level I		Merced, CAAug 28, 2023Jan 1, 2024Certified
Assistant Professor$100,100
Level I		Merced, CAMay 17, 2023Jul 1, 2023Certified
Assistant Teaching Professor$77,510–$188,400
Level I		Merced, CAApr 14, 2023Jul 1, 2023Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$79,300Merced, CAJan 25, 2023Jul 1, 2023Certified
Assistant Professor$85,100
Level I		Merced, CADec 19, 2022Jun 15, 2023Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$86,600Merced, CADec 16, 2022Feb 1, 2023Certified
Biosafety Officer & High Containment Lab Director$93,995–$150,000
Level IV		Merced, CADec 2, 2022Jan 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
Financial Analyst 4$107,640
Level III		Merced, CAOct 25, 2022Dec 1, 2022Certified
Assistant Professor$117,000
Level I		Merced, CAOct 7, 2022Jan 1, 2023Certified
Lecturer$64,329Merced, CASep 20, 2022Mar 20, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
Director of Animal Care Operations$120,000
E-3 · Level II		Merced, CAJun 13, 2022Jul 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
eCommerce Manager$110,000
Level III		Merced, CAMay 16, 2022Jul 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Business Systems Analyst IV$100,131
Level IV		Merced, CAFeb 16, 2022Mar 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$56,712Merced, CAJan 13, 2022Feb 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$62,200Merced, CANov 22, 2021May 21, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$58,608–$60,780Merced, CAAug 4, 2021Jan 25, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Assistant Biosafety Officer$69,202
Level I		Merced, CAJul 29, 2021Jan 21, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Assistant Professor$105,400
Level I		Merced, CAJan 7, 2021Jul 1, 2021Certified, then withdrawn

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).