UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY

BERKELEY, CA

• 2,364 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 1.0% across 2,388 decisions
• Initial petitions: 1,125 approved, 7 denied
• 29 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $118,900
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, Applications Programmer, Assistant Professor - Economics, Lecturer, Systems Administrator
• Matches the pattern of an employer exempt from the annual H-1B numerical limits

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026