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9 certified · Median $59,000 a year · Washington, DC

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, 20265300
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 20254100

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
$59,000
Median
$59,000
75th percentile
$63,690

A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Senior Research AssistantSocial Science Research Assistants · median $59,0003
  • Grants AdministratorAccountants and Auditors · median $63,6901
  • Research Associate, CUESocial Science Research Assistants · median $63,5001
  • Senior Communications ManagerPublic Relations Specialists · median $81,0001
  • Senior Fellow, Director and Fritz Stern ChairPolitical Scientists · median $240,0001
  • Senior Research AnalystSocial Science Research Assistants · median $59,0001
  • Sr. Research AssistantSocial Science Research Assistants · median $55,2031

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

Places

  • Washington, DC9

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 13