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Iowa State University of Science and Technology

163 certified · Median $78,500 a year · Ames, IA

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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026793810
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025846310

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
$61,451
Median
$78,500
75th percentile
$100,425

A year, from 156 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $106,16137
  • Postdoctoral Research AssociateSoil and Plant Scientists · median $60,09037
  • Research Scientist IIMathematicians · median $65,00015
  • Assistant Teaching ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $62,50011
  • Ames Laboratory Scientist IMaterials Scientists · median $80,0009
  • Clinical Assistant ProfessorVeterinarians · median $130,7166
  • Research Assistant ProfessorComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $90,5065
  • Software Developer IIISoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $100,7835
  • Veterinary ResidentVeterinarians · median $50,0005
  • Research Scientist IIISoil and Plant Scientists · median $76,7384

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Ames, IA161
  • Wilmington, DE1
  • Boone, IA1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 266