267 certified · Median $79,946 a year · Cambridge, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
107
64
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
160
86
4
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
$72,000
Median
$79,946
75th percentile
$105,000
A year, from 261 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $85,000111
Postdoctoral AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $71,00089
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $145,90028
LecturerComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $91,1468
Research EngineerMechanical Engineers, R&D · median $95,2858
Senior Postdoctoral AssociatePhysicists · median $76,0007
Research AssociateEconomists · median $108,5974
Sr. Postdoctoral AssociateOperations Research Analysts · median $70,2983
Associate ProfessorPhysics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $192,7502
Senior LecturerBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $198,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.