85 certified · Median $78,000 a year · New York, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
24
4
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
61
8
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
$72,100
Median
$78,000
75th percentile
$88,722
A year, from 84 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $79,82527
Postdoctoral AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $74,26325
Research AssistantBiological Technicians · median $51,2508
Senior Research Support SpecialistBiological Technicians · median $90,0003
Instructor in Clinical InvestigationBiological Scientists, All Other · median $121,0162
Research SpecialistBiological Technicians · median $71,2002
Alliance Manager, Partnerships and Strategic InitiativesManagement Analysts · median $120,0001
Assistant Professor and Head of LaboratoryBiological Scientists, All Other · median $218,6001
Bioinformatics AssistantBioinformatics Technicians · median $50,0001
Bioinformatics SpecialistBioinformatics Technicians · median $70,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.