319 certified · Median $73,158 a year · Princeton, NJ
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
119
56
8
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
200
69
15
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
$65,000
Median
$73,158
75th percentile
$99,125
A year, from 318 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research AssociateChemists · median $67,000145
Associate Research ScholarPhysicists · median $77,76841
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $134,90726
SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALISTSocial Science Research Assistants · median $65,00012
LecturerForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $86,00011
Professional SpecialistSoftware Developers · median $104,0677
RESEARCH SPECIALIST IIBiological Technicians · median $58,7817
Associate Professional SpecialistBioinformatics Scientists · median $80,0005
Associate Research PhysicistPhysicists · median $106,4415
InstructorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $110,3005
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.