22 certified · Median $63,327 a year · St Louis, MO
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
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
$59,099
Median
$63,327
75th percentile
$74,276
A year, from 22 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
RESEARCH SCIENTISTSoil and Plant Scientists · median $72,1009
Research AssociateSoil and Plant Scientists · median $59,0003
Postdoctoral AssociateSoil and Plant Scientists · median $59,1602
Data Scientist IData Scientists · median $56,8261
DATA SCIENTIST IISoil and Plant Scientists · median $65,9201
ENGINEERING RESEARCH SCIENTISTData Scientists · median $72,1001
Postdoctoral Associate - Burch-Smith LabSoil and Plant Scientists · median $63,6541
PresidentChief Executives · median $270,0051
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IINatural Sciences Managers · median $82,0001
Scientific Research Contract and Technology SpecialistBioinformatics Scientists · median $75,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.