106 certified · Median $180,992 a year · Livermore, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
31
7
10
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
75
34
10
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
$133,428
Median
$180,992
75th percentile
$197,169
A year, from 101 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research StaffAtmospheric and Space Scientists · median $128,91622
Research ScientistPhysicists · median $185,73020
Research Scientist (Computer Scientist)Computer and Information Research Scientists · median $208,08415
Research Scientist (Physicist)Physicists · median $194,1249
Staff ScientistClimate Change Policy Analysts · median $199,9845
Member of Technical StaffCivil Engineers · median $167,5624
Research Scientist (Chemist)Chemists · median $184,4784
Postdoctoral Research Staff (Materials Scientist)Materials Scientists · median $128,9163
Research Scientist (Materials Scientist)Materials Scientists · median $186,0583
Research Staff Member (Physicist)Physicists · median $188,9593
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.