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Iowa City, IA, 52242 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:52242 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Iowa City |
| State | IA |
| Postal code | 52242 |
| LCA filings | 2,808 |
| Companies | 14 |
| Role titles | 701 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $18,200 |
| Annualized high max | $661,440,000 |
| Annualized low average | $386,807 |
| Outlier count | 3 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 52242.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Iowa | 2,768 | 2,768 | 18,200 | 661,440,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| University of Iowa | 13 | 13 | 84,800 | 378,670 | 2,024 | 2,025 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 9 | 9 | 46,000 | 81,000 | 2,016 | 2,022 |
| Iowa Donor Network | 4 | 4 | 172,910 | 172,910 | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| CITIUSTECH INC | 3 | 3 | 77,300 | 0 | 2,017 | 2,017 |
| IOWA CITY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC) | 2 | 2 | 191,360 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,018 |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | 2 | 2 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 2,025 | 2,025 |
| DBA Contineo Health | 1 | 1 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 2,022 | 2,022 |
| EPATHUSA, INC | 1 | 1 | 97,760 | 0 | 2,017 | 2,017 |
| INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES | 1 | 1 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
| KFORCE INC. | 1 | 1 | 52,000 | 104,000 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| Mayo Clinic | 1 | 1 | 67,558 | 67,558 | 2,025 | 2,025 |
| NEUTRONIT INC | 1 | 1 | 91,354 | 117,000 | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| TECHSMARTGLOBAL INC. | 1 | 1 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Staff Fellow Physician | 29-9099.00 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 186 | $61,700 | $90,800 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 155 | $50,000 | $651,040 |
| House Staff Resident Physician | 29-9099.00 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 119 | $57,799 | $3,005,600 |
| HOUSE STAFF FELLOW PHYSICIAN | 29-9099 HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL WORKERS, | 91 | $58,300 | $69,100 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 91 | $52,000 | $75,564 |
| CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 29-1069 PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, ALL OTHER | 75 | $158,080 | $399,360 |
| HOUSE STAFF RESIDENT PHYSICIAN | 29-9099 HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL WORKERS, | 71 | $53,300 | $64,500 |
| Assistant Research Scientist | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 69 | $53,446 | $86,732 |
| CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1071 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY | 48 | $98,000 | $325,000 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | 29-1216.00 General Internal Medicine Physicians | 44 | $64,480 | $412,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 44 | $41,051 | $50,760 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1071 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY | 38 | $90,000 | $113,205 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 33 | $85,499 | $251,878 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | 29-1211.00 Anesthesiologists | 31 | $279,262 | $387,279 |
| Clinical Associate Professor | 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 30 | $130,000 | $502,383 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 238 | 49 | 45 | $91,578 | $80,065 | 226 | 95.0% |
| 2017 Q2 | 267 | 59 | 53 | $98,913 | $87,868 | 260 | 97.4% |
| 2018 Q2 | 262 | 87 | 59 | $101,443 | $86,174 | 252 | 96.2% |
| 2019 Q2 | 261 | 64 | 49 | $101,252 | $83,137 | 254 | 97.3% |
| 2020 Q1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | $111,717 | $89,070 | 27 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 63 | 28 | 26 | $94,851 | $78,894 | 63 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q3 | 66 | 29 | 18 | $150,555 | $81,256 | 64 | 97.0% |
| 2020 Q4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | $125,560 | $94,612 | 36 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q1 | 30 | 17 | 14 | $87,894 | $72,735 | 30 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q2 | 79 | 26 | 23 | $104,013 | $78,860 | 79 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q3 | 158 | 42 | 34 | $113,132 | $82,128 | 157 | 99.4% |
| 2021 Q4 | 46 | 19 | 18 | $124,874 | $83,840 | 46 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 25 | 15 | 15 | $70,437 | $59,260 | 25 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 91 | 27 | 20 | $110,521 | $74,150 | 90 | 98.9% |
| 2022 Q3 | 55 | 22 | 17 | $97,808 | $66,365 | 54 | 98.2% |
| 2022 Q4 | 48 | 26 | 20 | $114,497 | $72,263 | 45 | 93.8% |
| 2023 Q1 | 40 | 21 | 19 | $102,828 | $77,380 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2023 Q2 | 110 | 33 | 29 | $1,037,583 | $70,811 | 100 | 90.9% |
| 2023 Q3 | 81 | 27 | 22 | $110,030 | $62,413 | 81 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q4 | 46 | 23 | 19 | $110,416 | $53,932 | 43 | 93.5% |
| 2024 Q1 | 26 | 13 | 10 | $25,535,416 | $54,993 | 25 | 96.2% |
| 2024 Q2 | 110 | 26 | 27 | $143,849 | $67,403 | 107 | 97.3% |
| 2024 Q3 | 100 | 21 | 30 | $160,821 | $66,847 | 94 | 94.0% |
| 2024 Q4 | 57 | 23 | 29 | $151,675 | $67,905 | 55 | 96.5% |
| 2025 Q1 | 42 | 16 | 17 | $145,494 | $87,394 | 40 | 95.2% |
| 2025 Q2 | 131 | 34 | 37 | $130,964 | $72,331 | 130 | 99.2% |
| 2025 Q3 | 96 | 28 | 30 | $145,372 | $76,943 | 96 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q4 | 60 | 22 | 30 | $165,823 | $82,723 | 60 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 157 | 37 | 52 | $130,237 | $75,905 | 157 | 100.0% |
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