462 certified · Median $108,500 a year · Upton, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
346
4
7
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
116
3
3
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
$84,000
Median
$108,500
75th percentile
$132,455
A year, from 303 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research Staff 3 PhysicsPhysicists · median $129,37548
Research Associate PhysicsPhysicists · median $83,17042
Research Staff 3Physicists · median $130,00032
Research Staff 4 PhysicsPhysicists · median $142,12632
Research Associate ChemistryChemists · median $84,60025
Research Associate Materials ScienceMaterials Scientists · median $80,00023
Research Associate BiologyBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $77,14719
Research Staff 3 ComputationalComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $129,06219
Research Staff 4Computer and Information Research Scientists · median $140,70011
Staff Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers, R&D · median $105,83410
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.