317 certified · Median $94,770 a year · Seattle, WA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
135
19
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
182
51
7
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
$80,172
Median
$94,770
75th percentile
$130,500
A year, from 317 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $124,47964
Postdoctoral ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $76,50062
Acting InstructorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $87,96046
Assistant Professor without TenureHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $249,33633
ResidentAnesthesiologists · median $84,50417
Acting Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $112,00813
Assistant Teaching ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $102,6009
FellowRadiologists · median $95,3529
Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $114,2529
Associate Professor without TenureHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $427,2726
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.