11 certified · Median $125,000 a year · San Diego, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
5
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
$98,857
Median
$125,000
75th percentile
$142,195
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $86,0002
Applications Systems Analyst - Dynamics AXSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $129,1681
Computer Systems Validation EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $125,0001
Director, Process DevelopmentBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $124,7171
Medical WriterTechnical Writers · median $100,0001
Research Associate IIBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $97,7141
Senior Developer Applications - APISoftware Developers · median $160,0001
Senior Statistical ProgammerStatisticians · median $143,8421
Senior Statistical ProgrammerBiostatisticians · median $140,5481
Software Engineer, Artificial IntelligenceSoftware Developers · median $144,2001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.