163 certified · Median $102,211 a year · Chapel Hill, NC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
75
25
6
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
88
50
14
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
$77,209
Median
$102,211
75th percentile
$142,272
A year, from 163 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $123,60032
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $68,48022
Postdoctoral Research AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $70,00019
Clinical Assistant ProfessorPhysicians, All Other · median $207,00013
Research Assistant ProfessorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $88,92710
Assistant Professor/Nominated Assistant ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $108,5009
Clinical InstructorRadiologists · median $142,2726
Assistant Professor/Nominated Asst. ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $110,0005
Clinical Associate ProfessorRadiologists · median $353,8544
Associate ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $171,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.