16 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2025–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Median offered wage is 253% above the DOL prevailing wage across 16 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians sponsors H-1B workers, with 16 certified LCAs on file (FY2025–FY2026), including 5 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $390,000 (P25 $171,400, P75 $750,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2025–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 81% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| FY2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Resident I-200-26120-855459 | $72,080/yr | I | Houston, TX | Apr 30, 2026 | Certified |
Medical Fellow I-200-26079-717573 | $89,660/yr | I | Houston, TX | Mar 20, 2026 | Certified |
Medical Fellow I-200-26078-715506 | $79,972/yr | I | Houston, TX | Mar 19, 2026 | Certified |
Physician I-200-26065-685728 | $700,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Mar 06, 2026 | Certified |
Senior Vrs Specialist I-200-26042-635317 | $97,546/yr | III | Houston, TX | Feb 11, 2026 | Certified |
Physician I-200-25266-329323 | $196,019/yr | III | Houston, TX | Sep 23, 2025 | Certified |
Physician I-200-25254-302011 | $250,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Sep 11, 2025 | Certified |
Physician I-200-25196-176095 | $400,000/yr | III | Houston, TX | Jul 15, 2025 | Certified |
Surgical Director, Achd Program I-200-25157-062895 | $750,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Jun 06, 2025 | Certified |
Surgical Director, Achd Program I-200-25157-062044 | $750,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Jun 06, 2025 | Certified |
Surgical Director, Achd Program I-200-25157-062867 | $750,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Jun 06, 2025 | Certified |
Surgical Director, Achd Program I-200-25157-062923 | $750,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Jun 06, 2025 | Certified |
Surgical Director, Achd Program I-200-25157-061961 | $750,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Jun 06, 2025 | Certified |
Surgical Director, Achd Program I-200-25157-062847 | $750,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Jun 06, 2025 | Certified |
Physician I-200-25140-995180 | $350,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | May 20, 2025 | Certified |
Chief Quality Officer I-200-25119-917898 | $390,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Apr 29, 2025 | Certified |
Chief Quality Officer I-200-25113-894120 | $390,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Apr 23, 2025 | Denied |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2025–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Jun and Mar — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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