255 certified · Median $86,126 a year · New York, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
83
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
172
0
5
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
$70,000
Median
$86,126
75th percentile
$121,510
A year, from 243 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral AssociateBiological Technicians · median $68,05858
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $145,00041
Research ScientistElectrical Engineers, R&D · median $80,00015
Clinical Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $128,22714
Assistant Research ScientistBiological Technicians · median $79,4209
Clinical Associate ProfessorForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $106,3006
Senior Laboratory AssociateEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $75,8806
Associate Research ScientistSpeech-Language Pathologists · median $93,3095