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Cal Poly Humboldt

#11,767 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#302 University sponsor of 341
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

University ยท H-1B sponsor ยท FY2017โ€“2026

๐Ÿข Arcata, CA HQ๐ŸŒ humboldt.edu

Does Cal Poly Humboldt sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Cal Poly Humboldt has filed 43 H-1B LCAs and 11 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025โ€“2026 Cal Poly Humboldt filed 6 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $87,714, about 28% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 4 green-card cases were decided.

Assistant Professor roles account for 91% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
43
(FY2017โ€“2026)
Median base pay
$88k
from 6 filings (FY2025โ€“2026)
Pay vs market
-28%
below national median ($122k, FY2025โ€“2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
11
(FY2017โ€“2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Cal Poly Humboldt H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)3$87k
FY20253$88k
FY20246$120k
FY20233$77k
FY20224$81k
FY20215$74k
FY20206$72k
FY20192$70k
FY20185$65k
FY20176$75k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$75k
13% above the $66k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
93% entry to mid
1031
LCA decisions
74.4% certified
32 of 43 filings
Withdrawn 8 ยท Denied 3
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes ยท FY2017โ€“2023
Approved1 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment21 filings48.8%
Transfers in2 filings4.7%
Renewals20 filings46.5%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year โ€ 

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Cal Poly Humboldt green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$81k
FY20252$76k
FY20231$74k
FY20211$72k
FY20201$123k
FY20191$80k
FY20182$68k
FY20171$112k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B2F-11TN1

Worker backgrounds ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
Canada2China1Hong Kong1India1Iran1
Top schools
Northern Arizona University1University of Connecticut1Yale University1
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Fields of study
Art-Digital Media2Business Administration2Computer Science1Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability1Environmental Studies1
Degrees
Doctorate5Master's2

About Cal Poly Humboldt

Cal Poly Humboldt is a university based in Arcata, CA. It was founded in 1913 and has about 1,093 employees worldwide.

Name (DOL filings)
Cal Poly Humboldt
Founded
1913
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Main filing location
Arcata, CA
Industry
University
H-1B filings
43
Median base
$75,000
R&D
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