15 certified · Median $121,000 a year · Moffett Field, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
3
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
$101,660
Median
$121,000
75th percentile
$132,001
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research ScientistPhysicists · median $126,00012
Research AssociateGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $102,4403
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.