6 certified · Median $70,886 a year · San Diego, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
3
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
3
4
0
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
$70,453
Median
$70,886
75th percentile
$75,472
A year, from 6 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Computer Systems Engineer & Research SpecialistComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $52,0021
Post Doctoral ResearcherMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $70,8861
Postdoctoral ScientistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $70,8861
Research Scientist IIPsychologists, All Other · median $93,6871
Research SpecialistEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $70,3081
Research Specialist IVEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $77,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.