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264 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.

Columbia, SCActive FY2021–FY2026Full-Time RolesNot H-1B Dependent
● Data current through FY2026 · sourced from U.S. DOL OFLC, updated quarterly
I work at University of South CarolinaSee what a DOL auditor would ask about your filingsConsidering a job here?Salaries, transfers and where roles are based
Sponsors H-1B?
Yes
264 certified LCAs
FY2026 filings
45
most recent disclosure year
Median H-1B salary
$62,844
typical $52,250–$86,000
H-1B dependent?
No
per the employer's LCA attestation
Transfer share
5%
change-of-employer filings
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3 items a DOL auditor would ask University of South Carolina about

Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from University of South Carolina's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.

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Needs attention
73% of certified LCAs are at Wage Level I

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%.

Auditor asksHow was Level I justified for each role — required education, experience and the actual duties performed?
In your PAFPrevailing-wage determination and wage-level worksheet for every Level I LCA.
Needs attention
10 certified LCAs (10 positions) end within 180 days

Next end date: 2026-10-31. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.

Auditor asksWhich workers are on each expiring LCA, and is a superseding LCA already certified?
In your PAFSuperseding LCA, updated PAF entry and new posting notice for every position that continues.
Watch
9 worksites across 2 states

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.

Auditor asksWhere is the posting record for each worksite, and were short-term placements tracked against the 30/60-day limits?
In your PAFPosting notices (or electronic-notice records) per worksite; new-worksite LCAs; placement log.
Clear
12% of LCAs offer a wage within 2% of the prevailing wage

Median offered wage is 42% above the DOL prevailing wage across 130 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.

Auditor asksShow the actual wage paid (payroll) matches or exceeds the LCA wage for every worker, including benched time.
In your PAFActual-wage memorandum and pay records per LCA; wage-level rationale where the offered wage equals the PW.
Clear
Not H-1B dependent (per LCA attestation)

No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.

Auditor asksDoes the current H-1B headcount still fall under the dependency threshold?
In your PAFHeadcount snapshot supporting the non-dependent attestation at each filing.
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Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.

For job seekers

Considering a job at University of South Carolina?

Does University of South Carolina sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes — University of South Carolina is an active H-1B sponsor, with 264 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 45 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $62,844 (P25 $52,250, P75 $86,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.

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Salary range
Median $62,844, typical band $52,250–$86,000.
Transfers
5% transfer share — most sponsorship is for new or continuing roles.
Typical locations
Columbia, SC, Spartanburg, SC, Aiken, SC, Sumter, SC.
Position type
99.4% of filings are full-time roles.
Common roles
Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Assistant Professor.
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Frequently asked questions

Yes. University of South Carolina has 264 certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) on file with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2021–FY2026).

The median sponsored salary is $62,844, with a typical P25–P75 band of $52,250–$86,000 across certified LCAs.

Transfers are 5% of its filings; most sponsorship is for new or continuing employment.

No — the employer attests it is not H-1B dependent on its LCA filings.

University of South Carolina filed 45 certified LCAs in FY2026, the most recent fiscal year of U.S. DOL disclosure data.

Top worksites include Columbia, SC, Spartanburg, SC, Aiken, SC, Sumter, SC.
Sponsorship data

University of South Carolina H-1B data at a glance

Executive Summary

University of South Carolina H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).

  • Median certified salary is $62,844, typically $52,250–$86,000 (P25–P75).
  • 100% of certified filings are at or above the DOL prevailing wage.
  • Change-of-employer (transfer) share is 5% — most filings are for new or continuing employment.
  • Worksite footprint spans 2 states and 9 cities.
  • Most-sponsored roles: Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Assistant Professor.
  • Filed 45 certified LCAs in FY2026, the most recent disclosure year.

Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.

Salary Distribution

$33,571
$250,000
P25$52,250
Median$62,844
P75$86,000

The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.

100% of certified filings at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Wage Level Distribution

Level I
73%
Level II
15%
Level III
7%
Level IV
5%

Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 11% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).

Filing history

LCA filings by fiscal year

Certified LCAs per year

FY2021
49
FY2022
40
FY2023
45
FY2024
36
FY2025
49
FY2026
45
Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnTotal
FY20214901665
FY20224002464
FY20234502671
FY20243601450
FY2025490453
FY2026450045

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.

See a single year in detail:
FY2021 ›FY2022 ›FY2023 ›FY2024 ›FY2025 ›FY2026 ›

All LCA filings

Latest 200 of 348 on record
Job titleSalaryLevelLocationFiledStatus
Database Admin Manager/Dept of IT Enterprise Applications
I-200-26168-026321
$135,000/yrIVColumbia, SCJun 17, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity
I-200-26160-997636
$115,000/yrIAiken, SCJun 09, 2026Certified
Research Associate/Department of Physics and Astronomy
I-200-26159-992399
$67,100/yrIColumbia, SCJun 08, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor/Department of Enviro. Health Sciences
I-200-26159-992223
$83,436/yrIColumbia, SCJun 08, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor/Department of Marketing
I-200-26142-942639
$185,000/yrIColumbia, SCMay 22, 2026Certified
Instructor/CIC School of Information Science
I-200-26142-942610
$71,400/yrIColumbia, SCMay 22, 2026Certified
Asst. Prof. of Ind. Eng./Dept. of Inform. & Eng. Sys.
I-200-26140-932709
$102,000/yrISpartanburg, SCMay 20, 2026Certified
Asst. Prof. of Math./Dept. of USC Sumter - Palmetto College
I-200-26133-906741
$63,655/yrISumter, SCMay 13, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
I-200-26131-894646
$125,000/yrISpartanburg, SCMay 11, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
I-200-26112-820360
$125,000/yrISpartanburg, SCApr 22, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor/Department of Mathematics
I-200-26112-820346
$89,757/yrIColumbia, SCApr 22, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
I-200-26110-811692
$90,000/yrIAiken, SCApr 20, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor/Department of Sociology
I-200-26103-786879
$85,000/yrIColumbia, SCApr 13, 2026Certified
Assistant Prof/Dept of Computer Science & Engineering
I-200-26089-740462
$110,109/yrIColumbia, SCMar 30, 2026Certified
Assistant Prof/Department of Chemistry & Physics
I-200-26086-735496
$62,928/yrIAiken, SCMar 27, 2026Certified
Instructor/English
I-200-26086-736964
$59,890/yrIColumbia, SCMar 27, 2026Certified
Asst. Professor/Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communications
I-200-26086-735002
$90,000/yrIColumbia, SCMar 27, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
I-200-26086-735358
$125,000/yrISpartanburg, SCMar 27, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Fellow/Dept of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
I-200-26083-726366
$72,276/yrIColumbia, SCMar 24, 2026Certified
Instructor of Journalism and Mass Communications
I-200-26082-721497
$75,000/yrIColumbia, SCMar 23, 2026Certified
Instructor/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
I-200-26082-721490
$66,947/yrIColumbia, SCMar 23, 2026Certified
Instructor/Dept of Computer Science & Eng
I-200-26079-717777
$91,257/yrIColumbia, SCMar 20, 2026Certified
IT Security Engineer
I-200-26075-705463
$84,820/yrIIColumbia, SCMar 16, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering Program
I-200-26057-666159
$110,000/yrIColumbia, SCFeb 26, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor/Department of Biological Sciences
I-200-26055-661204
$85,000/yrIColumbia, SCFeb 24, 2026Certified

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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.

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Sponsorship insights

How University of South Carolina sponsors H-1B talent

Petition Mix

New employment  62%Transfer (change of employer)  5%Continued employment  23%Amendments & other  9%
Majority new-employment filings — University of South Carolina primarily sponsors fresh H-1B cases.

Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.

Filing Activity by Month

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Most active filing months: Feb and Mar — useful for timing transfer conversations.

Compliance Posture

H-1B Dependent
No
Willful Violator
No
Full-Time Positions
99.4%
At/Above Prevailing Wage
100%

Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.

Roles & geography

Top sponsored roles & worksites

Top job titles

Assistant Professor
80 · $66,441
Postdoctoral Fellow
65 · $49,311
Research Assistant Professor
26 · $61,678
Research Associate Professor
11 · $80,957
Research Associate
9 · $50,787

Top worksite locations

2 states · 9 cities

Columbia, SC
314
Spartanburg, SC
12
Aiken, SC
10
Sumter, SC
6
Bluffton, SC
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