140 certified · Median $68,922 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
52
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
88
6
1
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
$64,058
Median
$68,922
75th percentile
$78,375
A year, from 140 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $65,34325
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $71,07216
Clinical Research FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $64,50015
Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $96,00012
RESEARCH DATA SCIENTISTData Scientists · median $104,1458
Clinical Research SpecialistBiological Technicians · median $48,5946
Research Assistant IIBiological Technicians · median $50,1286
Research AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $75,2396
DATA ANALYSTBiostatisticians · median $74,7674
CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW 0Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $64,0583
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.