Utah had 3,131 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #26 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $108,153. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
3,131
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #26 nationally
$108,153
Average offered wage, FY2025
13,380
Total certified filings tracked, FY2021–2026
Every H1B employer must file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) certified by the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification before USCIS can approve an H1B petition. The figures on this page are aggregated directly from those disclosure records for worksites in Utah.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in Utah. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | Salt Lake City | Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | 347 | $85,709 |
| 2 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 189 | $131,863 |
| 3 | GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC | Salt Lake City | Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | 146 | $113,662 |
| 4 | ARUP Laboratories | Salt Lake City | Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | 141 | $75,615 |
| 5 | Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | Midvale | Depository Credit Intermediation | 51 | $116,342 |
| 6 | INFOSYS LIMITED | Provo | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 50 | $90,232 |
| 7 | Utah State University | Logan | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 48 | $83,507 |
| 8 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Salt Lake City | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 48 | $128,659 |
| 9 | Adobe Inc. | Lehi | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 43 | $142,160 |
| 10 | Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | Salt Lake City | Other Financial Investment Activities | 40 | $107,725 |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | Salt Lake City | Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | 38 | $78,830 |
| 12 | IHC Health Services, Inc. | Salt Lake City | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 37 | $209,097 |
| 13 | Oracle America, Inc. | Lehi | , | 35 | $129,736 |
| 14 | WGU Corporation | Salt Lake City | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 31 | $148,287 |
| 15 | Ancestry.com Operations Inc. | Lehi | Scientific Research and Development Services | 24 | $144,180 |
1,408 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories
218 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Adobe Inc., Ancestry.com Operations Inc., NRG Energy, Inc.
150 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Cricut, Inc., Lucid Software Inc., Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
127 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC, Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc., BILL Operations LLC
111 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: inContact, Inc., BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, SKILLTUNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
602 certified filings · average wage $108,412.
544 certified filings · average wage $93,694.
337 certified filings · average wage $117,587.
152 certified filings · average wage $77,802.
140 certified filings · average wage $74,164.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in Utah. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $75,706 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $96,720 |
| 75th percentile | $128,669 |
| 90th percentile | $160,000 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("UT"), SOC code for your occupation, and fiscal year. Employers with repeated certified filings in your target SOC code have active, recurring H1B programs, these are your tier-1 targets.
USCIS publishes fiscal-year approval and denial data for every employer by state. Cross-reference Utah employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in Utah are cap-exempt under 8 USC 1184(g)(5) and can file H1B petitions any time of year without entering the lottery.
The top sponsors listed above receive large volumes of applications through job boards. Their direct career portals are often less crowded and let you filter by Utah location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in Utah.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in Utah because they can file petitions throughout the year without lottery risk. Under federal regulation, institutions of higher education, their affiliated nonprofit entities, nonprofit research organizations, and governmental research organizations qualify for cap exemption regardless of which state they're in. If you're a researcher, academic, or healthcare professional, universities and teaching hospitals headquartered in Utah are worth targeting directly on their own career pages.
Important: Cap-exempt H1B workers changing to a cap-subject employer must enter the lottery. Conversely, a cap-subject worker moving to a cap-exempt employer can file immediately. Verify status with an immigration attorney before making a job change.
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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for filings with a worksite in Utah, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.