247 certified · Median $80,746 a year · East Lansing, MI
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
134
76
5
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
113
29
6
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
$67,082
Median
$80,746
75th percentile
$103,544
A year, from 243 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $101,00051
Research AssociateSoil and Plant Scientists · median $64,54230
Postdoctoral Scholar - Fixed TermPhysicists · median $69,7009
Assistant Professor - Fixed TermSoil and Plant Scientists · median $76,6428
Information Technologist IIData Warehousing Specialists · median $107,9238
Information Technologist IIISoftware Developers · median $130,7916
EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $107,0004
Postdoctoral ScholarSoil and Plant Scientists · median $68,9134
Research Assistant ISocial Science Research Assistants · median $59,4734
Specialist - ResearchBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $60,9224
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.