296 certified · Median $82,210 a year · University Park, PA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
140
39
15
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
156
45
11
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
$68,313
Median
$82,210
75th percentile
$104,571
A year, from 296 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $102,438120
Postdoctoral ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $66,44449
Assistant Research ProfessorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $73,88445
Assistant Teaching ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $73,50025
ResearcherMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $69,50418
Associate Teaching ProfessorPhysics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $93,5066
LecturerArchitecture Teachers, Postsecondary · median $62,1726
Associate ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $146,0165
Assistant Clinical ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $132,5104
Teaching ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $118,3563
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.