225 certified · Median $83,700 a year · La Jolla, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
99
122
11
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
126
132
6
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
$77,804
Median
$83,700
75th percentile
$103,100
A year, from 225 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Scholar-EmployeeBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $77,03061
Assistant Project ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $82,90052
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $144,70020
Staff Research Associate IIIBiological Technicians · median $80,92519
Associate Project ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $93,3006
Research Data Analyst P3Hydrologists · median $92,6646
Staff Research Associate 3Biological Technicians · median $79,3915
Staff Research Associate IVMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $82,2575
Staff Research Associate 4Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $80,7754
Ambul Care Admstn Crd 5 (Organ Recovery Specialist)Medical and Health Services Managers · median $179,0463
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.