15 certified · Median $104,607 a year · San Antonio, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
3
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
2
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
$97,469
Median
$104,607
75th percentile
$105,491
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Research EngineerMechanical Engineers, R&D · median $104,7396
Research EngineerMechanical Engineers, R&D · median $99,8195
Research ScientistAstronomers · median $95,0002
Program Director-R&DAstronomers · median $257,5371
Sr. Research ScientistPhysicists · median $106,1121
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.