University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced made 12 filings covering 12 positions in this release. Across them it committed to pay at least a median of $75,656 a year. 11 of those 12 state a minimum and no maximum, which is what an employer is required to file — it is the floor it is bound to, not a salary offered.
Green-card sponsorship
University of California, Merced filed 2 permanent labour certifications between 2025-12-08 and 2026-02-08, of which 2 were certified. That is the step an employment-based green card starts with, so this employer does sponsor them.
What it filed, by role and place
| Occupation | Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Median | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | Merced, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $127,000 | $88,600 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | Merced, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $100,900 | $82,580 |
| Physicists | Merced, CA | Level not stated | — | 2 | 2 | $75,656 | $75,656 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | Merced, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $83,600 | $83,600 |
| Environmental Engineers | Merced, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $71,769 | $71,769 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Merced, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $74,281 | $74,281 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | Merced, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $72,200 | $72,200 |
A wage is shown against the prevailing wage for the library year the filing itself cites, not the year current today — measured against the wrong year, a correctly-filed wage reads as underpaid.
Tell me when this employer files again
One email when University of California, Merced appears in a new quarterly release, or files a permanent labour certification — which is the signal that it sponsors green cards.
Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain), and the OFLC prevailing wage library. Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.