564 certified · Median $80,946 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
244
98
26
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
320
115
22
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
$71,000
Median
$80,946
75th percentile
$100,184
A year, from 558 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $75,083104
Postdoctoral ResearcherMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $69,33983
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $159,06032
Senior Research InvestigatorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $94,75322
FellowPhysicians, All Other · median $93,07116
Research Specialist DMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $80,82216
Research Specialist BBiological Technicians · median $60,20214
Research Specialist CBiological Technicians · median $71,18512
InstructorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $100,00010
Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $108,43210
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.