10 certified · Median $151,317 a year · Seattle, WA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
11
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
$129,458
Median
$151,317
75th percentile
$180,388
A year, from 10 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Research AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $110,2822
ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $149,2472
Computational BiologistBioinformatics Scientists · median $125,0001
Principal ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $190,0001
Scientist, Molecular BiologyMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $146,9701
Senior Engineer, MSATBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $181,3151
Senior ScientistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $177,6061
Senior Security EngineerInformation Security Analysts · median $226,0441
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.