121 certified · Median $145,000 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
44
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
77
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
$120,000
Median
$145,000
75th percentile
$161,400
A year, from 120 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $141,90011
Machine Learning ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $156,6008
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $135,0008
Senior Scientist I, Translational ResearchBiological Scientists, All Other · median $147,7004
Bioinformatics ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $154,8003
Lead Product DesignerCommercial and Industrial Designers · median $159,8003
Scientist II, Computational Biology, Pharma R&DBiological Scientists, All Other · median $175,2003
Senior Machine Learning ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $156,3003
Biostatistician IIBiostatisticians · median $130,6502
Clinical Data Training ManagerBioinformatics Technicians · median $83,5472
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.