Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a large H-1B sponsor: 129 applications in the DOL LCA dataset. Companies at this volume typically run dedicated immigration teams and recurring sponsorship cycles tied to college recruiting and senior-hire flow.

Approval profile is essentially perfect: 99% approval rate across the 129 applications on file. A near-100% approval rate over meaningful volume signals a competent immigration counsel and well-prepared filings — the company is rarely getting RFEs or denials. On wages, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai pays a meaningful premium: $122,309 average wage versus a prevailing-wage benchmark of $94,494, roughly 29% above the DOL prevailing-wage estimate for the same roles. Premium pay is one of the credible signals that the company values H-1B labor on its merits rather than as a low-cost substitute.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's top H-1B role is Postdoctoral Fellow ($79,737) — an academic or research role. Universities and research institutes use H-1B sponsorship differently from corporate employers; many academic H-1Bs are cap-exempt, which simplifies the filing process meaningfully. Most filings concentrate in 2 states (MI, NY), typical of companies with a primary headquarters office and a single secondary location.