21 certified · Median $140,000 a year · San Francisco, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
1
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
$115,000
Median
$140,000
75th percentile
$153,000
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Director, Chemical DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $170,0001
Associate Director, Clinical Data ManagementClinical Data Managers · median $225,0001
Associate Director, Pharmaceutical DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $140,0001
Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance QMS and ComplianceBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $140,0001
Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $165,0001
Bioinformatics, Scientist IBioinformatics Scientists · median $140,0001
Medicinal Chemistry ContractorChemists · median $87,3601
Research Associate II, Preclinical PharmacologyBiologists · median $113,0001
Research Associate III, Cell ScreeningBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $115,0001
Research Associate III, Discovery BiologyMicrobiologists · median $118,5971
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.