173 certified · Median $87,300 a year · Batavia, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
57
29
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
116
22
7
2
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
$77,126
Median
$87,300
75th percentile
$99,362
A year, from 85 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research AssociatePhysicists · median $66,70018
Associate ScientistPhysicists · median $99,36214
Staff Engineer IMechanical Engineers, NonR&D · median $84,90010
Software Developer ISoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $79,3008
Applications Physicist IPhysicists · median $60,4006
Engineer IArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $70,8006
Software Developer IISoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $88,8006
Staff Engineer IIElectrical Engineers · median $97,4006
Applications Physicist IIPhysicists · median $84,9004
Computing Services Specialist INetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $77,6004
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.