15 certified · Median $136,816 a year · Hampton, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
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
$113,184
Median
$136,816
75th percentile
$156,936
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research Scientist Engineer(Aerothermodynamicist/Dusty Flow)Aerospace Engineers · median $164,8132
Research Scientist, SeniorEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $103,9872
Senior Research EngineerAerospace Engineers · median $137,6652
Aerospace Research EngineerAerospace Engineers · median $134,4931
Entry Systems Modeling EngineerMaterials Engineers · median $155,0001
Materials Scientist/Engineer (Research Scientist Engineer)Materials Engineers · median $155,2511
Postdoctoral ResearcherPhysicists · median $104,0001
Research Sci. Engineer High Temp. Porous Materials ModelingMaterials Scientists · median $136,8161
Research ScientistAtmospheric and Space Scientists · median $88,9161
Research Scientist/EngineerAerospace Engineers · median $158,6211
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.