301 certified · Median $80,340 a year · Cambridge, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
123
127
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
178
89
5
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
$75,000
Median
$80,340
75th percentile
$100,000
A year, from 296 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research AssociateBiological Scientists, All Other · median $82,00074
Research FellowBiological Scientists, All Other · median $76,00054
Postdoctoral FellowBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $72,00051
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $132,72032
Postdoctoral Research FellowEpidemiologists · median $73,48022
LecturerArchitecture Teachers, Postsecondary · median $106,0009
Research ScientistEpidemiologists · median $101,7649
InstructorBiological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $120,0008
Growth Lab Research FellowEconomists · median $93,4734
PreceptorAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · median $78,1153
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.