394 certified · Median $71,656 a year · Evanston, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
178
72
29
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
216
85
13
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
$64,938
Median
$71,656
75th percentile
$88,146
A year, from 386 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $64,356110
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $70,00079
Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $86,10843
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $140,00031
Assistant Professor of InstructionForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,50017
Clinical Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $66,0719
Research SpecialistBiological Technicians · median $63,7738
Research Technologist 2Biological Technicians · median $45,1637
Research Data AnalystData Scientists · median $73,9016
Bioinformatics AnalystBioinformatics Scientists · median $82,4005
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.