UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
PERM salary data: 66 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
66
certified PERM positions
$220,000
Median pay
$79,594
25th pct
$228,750
75th pct
$361,000
90th pct
$68,720
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
$79,123
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 66 / 100 — Steady 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 →
479
H-1B LCA filings
66
PERM certifications
1.5%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.14
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 22 · trend 12 · denial 19 · consistency 10 · conversion 3. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+15%); 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.
$68,720$220,000 median$361,000
Quarterly median offered wage 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▼ 9.7%
Top roles at UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
| Role | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216 | 15 | $220,000 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071 | 10 | $267,500 |
| Radiologists 29-1224 | 3 | $365,000 |
| Hematology Oncologist Physician 29-1069 | 2 | $352,000 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081 | 2 | $77,250 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122 | 2 | $68,720 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 2 | $87,386 |
| Reporting Systems Manager 15-1052 | 1 | $84,686 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1111 | 1 | $79,875 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031 | 1 | $66,604 |
Top worksite states
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 67 | $220,000 |
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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