14 certified · Median $109,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
8
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
$93,809
Median
$109,000
75th percentile
$118,904
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quality Investigation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $100,0003
Manufacturing Controls Engineer IIManufacturing Engineers · median $90,0002
Environmental Monitoring Technical LeadEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $125,0001
INSTRUMENT QUALITY ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $118,0001
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SUPERVISORManufacturing Engineers · median $125,0001
Quality Engineer IIValidation Engineers · median $85,0001
SENIOR DESIGN QUALITY ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $134,0001
Senior Instrument Operations EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $93,4121
Senior Manufacturing Line Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $110,0001
Senior Technical Instrument Support EngineerValidation Engineers · median $119,2051
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.