15 certified · Median $102,000 a year · Wilmington, NC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
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
$97,215
Median
$102,000
75th percentile
$102,731
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation Engineer IIValidation Engineers · median $103,8114
SENIOR SCIENTIST, FORMULATIONSChemists · median $102,0003
Financial Planning and Analysis ManagerFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $140,0001
MANAGER, LABORATORY OPERATIONSChemists · median $101,0001
Principal Scientist IChemists · median $102,7311
Project Manager IIChemists · median $102,7311
SCIENTIST, FORMULATIONSChemists · median $102,0001
Senior Computer Systems Validation EngineerComputer Systems Analysts · median $97,0111
SENIOR SCIENTIST IChemists · median $90,0001
VALIDATIONS ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $73,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.