UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
PERM salary data: 36 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
36
certified PERM positions
$123,350
Median pay
$110,525
25th pct
$140,714
75th pct
$199,500
90th pct
$92,798
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
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Data: DOL PERM filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$80,510
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 55 / 100 — Moderate sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
687
H-1B LCA filings
36
PERM certifications
0.0%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.05
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 23 · trend 11 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 1. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+14%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
$92,798$123,350 median$199,500
Quarterly median offered wage 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 0.2%
Top roles at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
| Role | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063 | 3 | $199,000 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 3 | $214,400 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 2 | $117,500 |
| Software Developers, Non RD 15-1034 | 2 | $132,500 |
| Reporting Systems Manager 15-1052 | 2 | $131,645 |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125 | 2 | $115,200 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 | 2 | $95,504 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012 | 1 | $82,000 |
| Computer Systems EngineersArchitects 15-1199 | 1 | $104,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 1 | $130,000 |
Top worksite states
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| California | 36 | $123,350 |
What is this? Before sponsoring a worker for a green card, a U.S.
employer must obtain a certified PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor. These are the
offered wages on certified PERM applications — not verified salaries paid.
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