14 certified · Median $83,683 a year · Washington, DC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
0
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
$71,077
Median
$83,683
75th percentile
$135,594
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Museum Curator (Art)Curators · median $83,6832
Research BiologistZoologists and Wildlife Biologists · median $106,9902
Visual Information Specialist (Exhibitions/Graphic Designer)Set and Exhibit Designers · median $69,9232
Assistant Under Secretary for Research Programs & PartnershiNatural Sciences Managers · median $220,0001
ConservatorMuseum Technicians and Conservators · median $90,2391
Deputy DirectorGeneral and Operations Managers · median $199,4301
Director of Individual Giving (Gift Officer)Fundraisers · median $124,1891
Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryNatural Sciences Managers · median $216,0001
Education SpecialistCurators · median $54,5761
Education Technician (Research)Curators · median $72,2541
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.