808 certified · Median $87,000 a year · Stanford, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
271
8
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
537
13
7
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
$78,000
Median
$87,000
75th percentile
$117,025
A year, from 808 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research AffiliateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $77,294190
Basic Life Research ScientistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $83,000151
InstructorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $91,00047
Physical Science Research ScientistPhysicists · median $90,00036
Assistant ProfessorEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $199,00031
Life Science Research Professional 2Molecular and Cellular Biologists · median $85,69629
Clinical Assistant ProfessorClinical and Counseling Psychologists · median $207,00025
Research EngineerBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $118,00023
Life Science Research Professional 1Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $70,76222
Posdoctoral Research AffiliateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $77,71113
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.