21 certified · Median $143,000 a year · College Park, MD
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
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
$131,000
Median
$143,000
75th percentile
$155,000
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Research ScientistPhysicists · median $155,0003
Staff Quantum Application EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $143,0003
Hardware Design EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $130,5002
Manager of Integrated Photonics Technologies and DevicesPhotonics Engineers · median $155,0001
Optical Packaging EngineerPhotonics Engineers · median $115,0001
Physicist - Resilience Engineering and OperationsPhysicists · median $115,0001
Senior Engineer - Automation & CalibrationSoftware Developers · median $147,0001
Senior Engineer - Optical Systems IntegrationPhotonics Engineers · median $140,0001
Senior Process Development EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $135,0001
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $156,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.