20 certified · Median $100,000 a year · Chicago, IL
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
7
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$91,270
Median
$100,000
75th percentile
$127,988
A year, from 20 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
QUALITY ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $90,0003
Principal Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $127,7642
Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $91,2702
Regulatory Affairs Specialist IIRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $92,5002
Associate Product ManagerMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · median $142,0021
DEVELOPMENT QUALITY ENGINEER IIValidation Engineers · median $95,0001
Industrial Engineer IIIndustrial Engineers · median $92,0001
MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEERBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $89,0001
Quality Assurance ManagerValidation Engineers · median $127,3171
SENIOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEERManufacturing Engineers · median $119,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.