25 certified · Median $123,864 a year · San Diego, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
14
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
3
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
$108,701
Median
$123,864
75th percentile
$136,300
A year, from 25 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Scientist, Medicinal ChemistryChemists · median $102,4823
Sr. Scientist, Product Development-Late StageChemists · median $108,6002
Manager, HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research)Managers, All Other · median $135,7201
Principal Analyst, Biopharmaceutical Statistical ProgrammingBiostatisticians · median $146,2241
Principal Analyst, Statistical ProgrammingBiostatisticians · median $141,8561
Principal Drug Safety ScientistCompliance Officers · median $125,7001
Principal Scientist, NeuroimmunologyMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $130,8001
Scientist, Product DevelopmentChemists · median $88,1301
Senior Program Manager – Drug DevelopmentProject Management Specialists · median $154,9001
Senior Scientist, Analytical DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $123,8641
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.