28 certified · Median $74,160 a year · Kansas City, MO
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
13
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
15
5
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
$72,000
Median
$74,160
75th percentile
$83,447
A year, from 28 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research AssociateBiological Technicians · median $74,16012
Research Specialist IBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $75,3504
Assistant InvestigatorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $170,0003
Research Technician IBiological Technicians · median $43,2002
Assistant Dean for Student and Postdoctoral AffairEducation Administrators, Postsecondary · median $109,0401
Associate Scientist IMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $66,6431
Bioinformatics Specialist IIIBioinformatics Scientists · median $83,9461
Postgraduate ResearcherBiological Technicians · median $57,0001
Scientist IIBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $86,2761
Senior Research AssociateBiological Technicians · median $74,1601
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.