12 certified · Median $128,502 a year · Arlington, VA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
0
1
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
$97,500
Median
$128,502
75th percentile
$145,404
A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ResearcherStatisticians · median $90,0004
Senior EconomistEconomists · median $146,6162
Senior Data ScientistStatisticians · median $145,0001
Senior I/O ResearcherPsychologists, All Other · median $128,4281
Senior ResearcherSurvey Researchers · median $124,4331
Senior Researcher (Education Systems)Survey Researchers · median $128,8291
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $128,5761
Sr. Software DeveloperSoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $149,8501
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.