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Fayette County Public Schools

#12,124 H-1B sponsor of 59,424
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

๐Ÿข Lexington, KY HQ๐ŸŒ fayette.kyschools.us

Does Fayette County Public Schools sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Fayette County Public Schools has filed 40 H-1B LCAs and 2 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2017, most recently 4 in FY2026 at a $61k median base salary, about 49% below the national H-1B median.

Lexington, KY accounts for 98% of its H-1B hiring.

H-1B filings
40
FY2017โ€“2026
6 in FY25-26* โ†’
Median base pay (H-1B)
$61k
FY2017โ€“2026
$51kโ€“$77k typical
Pay vs market
-49%
below national H-1B median
vs $119k in FY2025
Green-card (PERM)
2
FY2018โ€“2022
$47k median wage

H-1B pay & filings by year

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

Wage floor & filing outcomes

The DOL-required prevailing wage (the legal floor, not actual pay), skill levels, and LCA decisions

Median prevailing wage
$45k
DOL legal floor, not actual pay
Offered median $61k
Wage levels
Level I38Level II1Level III1
LCA decisions
Certified37Withdrawn3

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

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

How they get sponsored

Visa held when the green card (PERM) was filed

H-1B2

What this means โ†’ Green-card paths

Worker backgrounds

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Countries of citizenship
Spain2
Top schools
Universidad de Granada1
Fields of study
Foreign Language Education1History1
Degrees
Bachelor's1Master's1

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