341 certified · Median $91,443 a year · West Lafayette, IN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
117
132
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
224
92
9
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
$65,000
Median
$91,443
75th percentile
$114,869
A year, from 340 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $111,509101
Clinical Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $120,00026
Post-Doctoral Research AssociatePhysicists · median $57,79720
Research ScientistMechanical Engineers, R&D · median $89,98917
LecturerEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $86,36012
Post Doctoral Research AssociatePhysicists · median $60,00012
Postdoctoral Research AssociateMechanical Engineers · median $60,77011
Assistant Professor of PracticeComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $101,26210
Post-Doctoral Research AssistantSoil and Plant Scientists · median $55,0009
Postdoctoral Research AssistantSoil and Plant Scientists · median $64,0009
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.