8 certified · Median $159,831 a year · San Jose, 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 year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
5
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
3
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
$130,162
Median
$159,831
75th percentile
$178,685
A year, from 8 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ScientistMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $159,8312
Data Marketing AnalystMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · median $133,4881
Director, HardwareBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $262,3751
QC EngineerValidation Engineers · median $120,1821
Research Associate IIMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $105,0001
Senior Staff Engineer, BioinformaticsBioinformatics Scientists · median $180,2651
Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $178,1581
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.