50 certified · Median $88,786 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
19
10
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
31
6
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
$77,969
Median
$88,786
75th percentile
$126,548
A year, from 47 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Fellow - PhD, ResearchBiological Scientists, All Other · median $77,9697
Research Scientist IIIBiological Scientists, All Other · median $78,7354
Research Scientist IBiological Scientists, All Other · median $56,2023
Senior Data EngineerData Scientists · median $118,4143
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $104,7972
Fellow - Ph.D.Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $77,9742
Fellow - Ph.D., ResearchBiological Scientists, All Other · median $77,9692
Fellow - PhDMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $77,9692
Invent Fellow - PhD, ResearchBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $80,0862
PharmacistPharmacists · median $141,2392
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.