118 certified · Median $80,000 a year · Washington, DC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
52
20
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
66
51
2
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
$68,027
Median
$80,000
75th percentile
$100,000
A year, from 118 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $69,48616
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $115,00013
BiostatisticianBiostatisticians · median $90,0005
Post Doctoral Research AssociateMaterials Scientists · median $90,0005
Assistant Teaching ProfessorForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $63,0004
Staff ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $70,9014
Research AssistantBioinformatics Technicians · median $51,0003
Research InstructorBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $90,0003
Assistant Research ProfessorElectrical Engineers · median $83,4992
BioinformaticianBioinformatics Scientists · median $86,0502
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.