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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
0
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
$60,590
Median
$85,384
75th percentile
$104,593
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral ResearcherBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $85,3843
Research Associate IBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $52,2503
Associate Director of the Metabolomics Core/Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $114,1301
Postdoctoral Researcher 3Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $60,5901
Research Associate 1Biochemists and Biophysicists1
ScientistBiological Scientists, All Other · median $85,3841
Scientist IIMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $131,0191
Senior Bioinformatics ScientistBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $76,2941
Senior Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1
Senior ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $131,0191
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.