12 certified · Median $131,611 a year · Watertown, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
10
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
$109,150
Median
$131,611
75th percentile
$155,000
A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate ScientistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $109,2005
Senior ScientistChemists · median $155,0004
Principal ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $189,4051
ScientistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $99,1431
Senior Scientist NGSMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $155,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.