Labor Condition Application

I-200-12284-059031

Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of South Alabama

CERTIFIEDH-1B
University of South Alabama filed this Labor Condition Application for Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mobile, AL. The case was certified by the Department of Labor. The offered wage is $42,000/yr against a prevailing wage of $34,861/yr. The occupation is Physical Scientists, All Other.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Offered Wage

$42,000

per year

Filed offer: $42,000.00 per Year.

Prevailing Wage (annualized)

$34,861

per year

Filed prevailing wage: $34,861.00 per Year.

BLS Market Median

$135,350

Alabama · BLS 2025 · filed SOC 19-2099

No 2012 BLS match is stored for this code and area. This reference uses 2025; the filed code is unchanged.

Offered vs Prevailing

+20%

at or above prevailing

Offered vs BLS Median

-69%

below market

The offered wage is $93,350 below the BLS market median.

The employer self-reports a “prevailing wage” of $34,861/yr, but the BLS 2025 Alabama median for the filed occupation (19-2099) is $135,350/yr. The self-reported prevailing wage is $100,489 below the BLS median.

FILING PARTY

Employer

EmployerUniversity of South Alabama
DBAUniversity of South Alabama
FEIN63-0477348
NAICS611310
HQ AddressMOBILE, AL 36688

OCCUPATION & REQUEST

Position

Job TitlePostdoctoral Research Associate
SOC Code19-2099
SOC TitlePhysical Scientists, All Other
Workers1
Full-TimeYes

REPORTED LOCATION

Worksite

AddressMOBILE
CityMOBILE
StateAL
County01097

CONTACTS & COUNSEL

Legal

No attorney or contact listed.

SOURCE DATES

Timeline

Case Submitted2012-10-10
Decision Date2012-10-16
Employment Start2013-01-01
Employment End2013-07-31
Fiscal Year2013

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Questions about the data & methods

About this LCA record

What is case I-200-12284-059031?

I-200-12284-059031 is an H-1B labor condition application record in Department of Labor disclosure data filed by University of South Alabama, with case status "Certified".

What job is I-200-12284-059031 for?

The record lists the position as POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, located in Mobile, AL, requesting 1 worker.

What wage does I-200-12284-059031 pay?

The wage on the record is $42,000 per year, as filed by University of South Alabama. Compare it with the occupation's BLS median on this page.

What is an LCA?

A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-conditions form an employer files with the U.S. Department of Labor before an H-1B petition. It states the job, the offered wage, and the worksite, and carries four attestations: pay at least the required wage, working conditions that do not adversely affect U.S. peers, no strike or lockout at the worksite, and notice to U.S. workers. H-1B-dependent and willful-violator employers carry an extra non-displacement duty, with exemptions; it does not attach to every filing.

What does the case status mean?

Certified means the Department of Labor approved the application after a completeness review of the form; it is not a finding that every filed value is accurate. Denied means DOL rejected it. Withdrawn means the application was pulled. The status on this page is the one recorded in the DOL disclosure file.

Is an approved LCA the same as an approved visa?

No. The LCA is only the wage-certification step. The actual visa decision is made separately by USCIS on the H-1B petition. An approved LCA does not guarantee a visa.

Original sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. Original source link unavailable. The stored record does not establish an exact public document.Case: I-200-12284-059031; File: LCA_FY2013.csv
    Source details

    Case: I-200-12284-059031

    File: LCA_FY2013.csv

    Ingested: 2026-07-11 23:42:03.286174+00

    Resolution: missing_lineage, source_link_unavailable

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Required wage and wage sources. 20 CFR 655.731(a)The required wage is the higher of the actual wage and prevailing wage. An independent market median is a comparison, not this legal test.Checked 2026-10-08.
  3. [3] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Labor Condition Application contents. 20 CFR 655.730(c): application fields; 655.730(d)(1)–(4): wage, working-condition, strike/lockout and notice attestationsChecked 2026-10-17.
  4. [4] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  5. [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits