36 certified · Median $107,000 a year · Palo Alto, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
12
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
24
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
$84,750
Median
$107,000
75th percentile
$144,400
A year, from 36 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Research AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $107,0006
Postdoc, Molecular BiologyMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $84,0003
Postdoctoral ResearcherBioinformatics Scientists · median $80,0003
ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $122,0003
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $215,0002
Postdoctoral Researcher, BiochemistryBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $80,0002
Research AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $76,4002
Senior Research AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $107,5002
Senior Research Associate, Virtual Cell InitiativeMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $102,5002
Senior Scientist, BioinformaticsBioinformatics Scientists · median $195,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.