118 certified · Median $73,181 a year · Philadelphia, PA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
61
36
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
57
29
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
$62,000
Median
$73,181
75th percentile
$97,959
A year, from 117 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Fellow Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $68,11818
Associate ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $69,61811
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)Business Teachers, Postsecondary · median $122,5209
Assistant ScientistBiological Technicians · median $47,0007
Clinical Assistant Professor (NTT)Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $165,0005
Assistant Professor of Instruction (NTT)Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $89,7504
Assistant Professor (NTT)Physicists · median $90,0003
Research Assistant Professor (NTT)Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $62,0003
Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $75,6003
Assistant Professor of Research (NTT)Mathematicians · median $60,6642
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.