56 certified · Median $99,350 a year · Santa Cruz, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
22
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
34
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
$85,150
Median
$99,350
75th percentile
$130,000
A year, from 56 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $130,50015
Assistant Project ScientistBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $86,15010
Postdoctoral ScholarBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $79,8819
Assistant SpecialistBioinformatics Technicians · median $61,3003
Associate SpecialistWater Resource Specialists · median $86,0003
Acting Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $124,8002
Adaptive Optics Simulation ScientistPhotonics Engineers · median $94,5502
Associate Project ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $96,6502
ProfessorPhilosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · median $206,8502
Acting Associate ProfessorGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $148,5001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.