40 certified · Median $149,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
17
10
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
23
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
$138,500
Median
$149,000
75th percentile
$167,200
A year, from 39 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Scientist I, Life Science SoftwareBioinformatics Scientists · median $167,2004
Developer IISoftware Developers · median $148,1003
Senior Scientist I, Applications ScienceBioinformatics Scientists · median $136,7003
Principal Scientist IBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $151,7002
Senior Developer ISoftware Developers · median $162,9002
Senior Developer IIData Warehousing Specialists · median $189,1502
Senior Scientist I, Life Science SoftwareBioinformatics Scientists · median $129,2002
Senior Tax ManagerFinancial Managers · median $190,0002
Systems Engineer IINetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $147,5022
Developer IBioinformatics Scientists · median $142,3001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.