55 certified · Median $129,778 a year · North Chicago, IL
Also filed as AbbVie Bioresearch Center
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
25
5
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
30
2
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
$105,000
Median
$129,778
75th percentile
$144,401
A year, from 54 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SCIENTIST IMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $103,0005
Senior Scientist IMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $140,0005
Senior Scientist IIMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $155,7504
Senior Scientist I, ProteomicsMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $141,6812
Associate Director, QualityIndustrial Production Managers · median $201,5871
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST IBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $84,0001
Associate Scientist II, AntibodyBiological Scientists, All Other · median $92,1431
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST II, CONJUGATION CHEMISTChemists · median $84,0001
Associate Scientist II, Next Generation SequencingMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $85,0141
Associate Scientist II, Precision MedicineBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $88,6801
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.