31 certified · Median $97,188 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 year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
12
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
19
2
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
$75,500
Median
$97,188
75th percentile
$106,199
A year, from 26 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research ScientistAtmospheric and Space Scientists · median $100,0003
Associate Director of Enrollment Mgmt. Sys. and OperationsDatabase Administrators · median $75,0002
Postdoctoral Research AssociatePhysicists · median $87,5002
Research AssistantElectrical Engineers, R&D · median $106,1982
Studio Instructor and CoordinatorArchitecture Teachers, Postsecondary2
Application Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $105,0001
Architecture Program CoordinatorInstructional Coordinators1
Assistant ProfessorLibrary Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $97,3751
Assistant Professor of ChemistryChemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · median $85,0001
Assistant Research ScientistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $98,4211
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.