39 certified · Median $87,000 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
11
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
28
11
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
$80,000
Median
$87,000
75th percentile
$111,250
A year, from 39 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $91,31714
Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $89,1772
Assistant Professor - FinanceBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $195,5591
Assistant Professor in Political SciencePolitical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $82,2071
Assistant Professor of Applied MathematicsMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $94,8851
Assistant Professor of Computer ScienceComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $117,6731
Assistant Professor of Energy Systems, Tenure-TrackEnvironmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $84,0001
Assistant Professor of ManagementBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $170,9071
Assistant Professor of MathematicsMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $91,6381
Assistant Professor of TheologyPhilosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.