422 certified · Median $82,750 a year · New York, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
164
83
9
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
258
141
13
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
$76,491
Median
$82,750
75th percentile
$119,000
A year, from 417 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $81,689140
Postdoctoral Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $73,18289
Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $160,00064
Staff Associate IIMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $79,88614
InstructorCardiologists · median $112,50013
Staff Associate IMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $65,0109
Associate ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $179,0008
Lecturer in DisciplineEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,0007
Assistant in ClinicalSurgeons, All Other · median $145,6006
Associate Research ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $82,3536
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.