54 certified · Median $78,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
28
15
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
26
35
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
$70,886
Median
$78,000
75th percentile
$84,843
A year, from 54 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $78,00023
Postdoctoral AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $70,30420
Research Scientist (PhD)Chemists · median $78,0005
Assistant ProfessorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $105,0193
InvestigatorChemists · median $115,4401
SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATEBiological Technicians · median $72,6271
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $94,9731
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.