38 certified · Median $67,519 a year · Buffalo, NY
Also filed as RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY AT BUFFALO
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
37
3
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
$60,121
Median
$67,519
75th percentile
$77,250
A year, from 34 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
RESEARCH SCIENTISTMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $65,06227
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATEMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $67,0386
DATA MANAGER/BIOSTATISTICIANBiostatisticians · median $85,3422
PROGRAMMER/ANALYST IIIBioinformatics Scientists · median $112,0001
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IBiological Technicians1
SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALISTUrban and Regional Planners · median $90,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.