UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Certified · decided Feb 20, 2026 · E-3 Australian

This is a Labor Condition Application (LCA) as an employer filed it with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted it, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. The wage is what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

Wage offered
$74,500 a year
Prevailing wage
$63,565 a year, level I
Worksite
Chapel Hill, NC · Orange County · 2 worksites in all
Occupation
Astronomers 19-2011
Full time
Yes
Positions
1
Kind
New employment
Employment
May 4, 2026 to May 3, 2028
Received
Feb 12, 2026
Employer
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Employer’s address
Chapel Hill, NC
FEIN
56-6001393
Industry (NAICS)
611310
Case number
I-203-26043-638125

From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 148,965 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.