11 certified · Median $119,912 a year · Durham, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
1
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
$113,000
Median
$119,912
75th percentile
$161,973
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Manager IBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $158,9813
Associate DirectorNatural Sciences Managers · median $196,3181
Director, Research and DevelopmentNatural Sciences Managers · median $171,0801
Principal Software EngineerBioinformatics Scientists · median $110,0001
Project Manager IIProject Management Specialists · median $98,3941
Project Manager IIIProject Management Specialists · median $119,9121
ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $116,0001
Scientist IBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $97,3831
Scientist IIBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $117,5231
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.