The Brattle Group

71 certified · Median $116,316 a year · Boston, MA

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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202616100
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202555400

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
$103,164
Median
$116,316
75th percentile
$191,250

A year, from 69 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Research AnalystEconomists · median $100,53624
  • AssociateEconomists · median $212,00415
  • Senior Research AnalystEconomists · median $113,47814
  • Energy AnalystEnvironmental Economists · median $90,0004
  • Energy AssociateEnergy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar · median $170,4063
  • Research AssociateEconomists · median $145,8603
  • Senior Energy AssociateEnergy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar · median $197,2923
  • Energy Research AssociateEconomists · median $136,4882
  • PrincipalEconomists · median $300,0002
  • Energy SpecialistEnvironmental Economists · median $130,2841

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Boston, MA20
  • San Francisco, CA14
  • New York, NY13
  • Chicago, IL12
  • Washington, DC10
  • North Washington, DC2

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 76