24 certified · Median $125,496 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
16
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
8
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
$125,496
75th percentile
$135,824
A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr Data Scientist – Operations ResearchData Scientists · median $126,6354
Senior Data Scientist - StatisticsData Scientists · median $117,3562
Sr Data Scientist – StatisticsStatisticians · median $127,2662
Sr. Data Scientist - Operations ResearchOperations Research Analysts · median $119,7292
Lead Analyst – Air Traffic StrategyData Scientists · median $121,1681
Lead Data Scientist - StatisticsStatisticians · median $148,1781
Lead Data Scientist “ Operations ResearchOperations Research Analysts · median $138,5121
Manager - Financial Planning & AnalysisAccountants and Auditors · median $112,5071
Manager - IT Applications DevSoftware Developers · median $148,9491
Principal Developer – ITSoftware Developers · median $159,3731
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.