17 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
0
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
$125,000
Median
$131,400
75th percentile
$148,117
A year, from 17 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Scientist, Molecular DiscoveryBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $120,9112
Senior Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $135,8072
Senior Scientist, ChemistryChemists · median $128,2002
Sr. Scientist, PharmacokineticsBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $125,0002
Director, Data ScienceMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $181,6001
Scientist, ResearchMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $112,2581
Senior Scientist, Analytical R&DChemists · median $148,1171
Senior Scientist, BioinformaticsBioinformatics Scientists · median $128,8001
Senior Scientist, Computational ChemistryBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $156,5001
Senior Scientist, Molecular DiscoveryChemists · median $131,4001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.