278 certified · Median $84,598 a year · Urbana, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
134
71
4
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
144
93
5
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
$64,432
Median
$84,598
75th percentile
$107,904
A year, from 278 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $118,46080
Postdoctoral Research AssociateChemists · median $59,97047
Teaching Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $100,00013
Research ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $73,50512
Clinical Assistant ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $145,5008
Research Software EngineerSoftware Developers, R&D · median $87,1918
Veterinary ResidentVeterinarians · median $45,0008
LecturerBiological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $69,1686
Visiting Research ScientistMicrobiologists · median $64,0006
Associate ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $115,0005
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.