The Sphere Institute

87 certified · Median $90,000 a year · Burlingame, 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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202629000
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202558010

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
$70,930
Median
$90,000
75th percentile
$105,000

A year, from 84 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Lead Research Analyst ISocial Science Research Assistants · median $70,00011
  • Data and Policy Analyst ISocial Science Research Assistants · median $65,0004
  • Data and Policy Analyst IISocial Science Research Assistants · median $70,0004
  • Data and Policy Analyst IIISocial Science Research Assistants · median $85,0004
  • Data and Policy Analyst IVSocial Science Research Assistants · median $95,0004
  • Lead Research Analyst IISocial Science Research Assistants · median $85,0004
  • Associate Researcher IISocial Science Research Assistants · median $117,7843
  • Policy AssociateSocial Science Research Assistants · median $105,0003
  • Research Operations LeadSocial Science Research Assistants · median $105,0003
  • Associate Research Manager IIStatisticians · median $135,0002

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Burlingame, CA45
  • Washington, DC4
  • Chino Hills, CA3
  • Los Angeles, CA3
  • Aldie, VA2
  • Seattle, WA2
  • Anaheim, CA1
  • Fontana, CA1
  • Fremont, CA1
  • Highland, CA1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 88