44 certified · Median $79,019 a year · La Jolla, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
15
0
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
29
7
3
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
$77,500
Median
$79,019
75th percentile
$84,903
A year, from 44 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral FellowMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $78,00021
Research ScientistSoil and Plant Scientists · median $82,0005
Staff ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $84,7094
Bioinformatics Analyst IIBioinformatics Scientists · median $90,2152
Senior Research AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $77,5002
Sr. Research AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $80,7102
Bioinformatics Analyst IBioinformatics Scientists · median $70,8861
Bioinformatics Analyst IIIBioinformatics Scientists · median $112,4791
Core Sr. Research SpecialistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $98,0161
Lab ManagerBiological Scientists, All Other · median $90,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.