600 certified · Median $80,725 a year · Memphis, TN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
243
8
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
357
5
2
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
$72,529
Median
$80,725
75th percentile
$90,792
A year, from 599 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $72,529127
ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $86,32068
Associate ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $65,52036
Sr ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $104,00018
Sr Bioinformatics Research ScientistBiological Scientists, All Other · median $104,00017
Bioinformatics Research ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $86,32012
BiostatisticianBiostatisticians · median $86,32012
Assistant MemberAnesthesiologists · median $151,50711
Lead ResearcherBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $65,52011
ResearcherBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $50,14911
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.