353 certified · Median $85,588 a year · Newark, NJ
Also filed as Rutgers, The State University of NJ
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
142
9
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
211
16
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
$70,041
Median
$85,588
75th percentile
$127,144
A year, from 353 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorPhysicians, All Other · median $140,000116
Postdoctoral AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $67,29053
Research AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $85,58822
Research Associate IIMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $68,86620
Post-Doctoral AssociateBiological Scientists, All Other · median $73,10619
Research Teaching Specialist IIMicrobiologists · median $73,16119
Assistant Teaching ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $88,39018
Research Teaching Specialist IIIBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $67,15717
Research Associate IIIMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $56,95912
Assistant Research ProfessorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $93,86810
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.