21 certified · Median $131,400 a year · Rahway, NJ
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
1
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
$119,100
Median
$131,400
75th percentile
$151,900
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryBiologists · median $119,1005
Associate Principal Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryBioinformatics Scientists · median $141,3002
Associate Principal Scientist, PharmacokineticsBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $156,5002
Senior Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $125,8862
Associate Director, Data ScienceBioinformatics Scientists · median $156,5001
Associate Principal Scientist, Analytical R&DBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $151,9001
Principal Scientist, PharmacokineticsBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $176,2001
Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $96,1001
Scientist, Research ScienceMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $93,3001
Senior Scientist, ChemistryChemists · median $128,8001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.