14 certified · Median $148,175 a year · South San Francisco, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
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
$126,750
Median
$148,175
75th percentile
$166,583
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Director, Clinical Data ManagementClinical Data Managers · median $204,1941
Associate Director, Enterprise Data ArchitectDatabase Architects · median $174,0001
Associate Scientist, Discovery PharmacologyBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $122,1661
Director, Clinical OperationsNatural Sciences Managers · median $209,0001
Principal Scientist, Translational MedicineMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $165,3331
Quality Assurance SpecialistMicrobiologists · median $100,0001
Scientist, Discovery PharmacologyMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $123,0001
Scientist, iPSC Discovery BiologyBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $121,0001
Scientist, Purification Process DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $149,3501
Senior Controls EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $147,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.