263 certified · Median $140,213 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
132
11
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
131
7
3
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
$119,939
Median
$140,213
75th percentile
$165,402
A year, from 263 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $126,11924
Postdoctoral FellowMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $85,19711
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $131,1756
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $141,1004
Senior Data ScientistBiostatisticians · median $159,1524
Analytical Data Science AnalystBiostatisticians · median $106,3003
Machine Learning ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $160,9003
Pharmacovigilance Scientist, US Patient Safety DirectorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $157,0003
Principal Business Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $173,6383
Scientist 3Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $112,2583
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.