390 certified · Median $76,450 a year · Madison, WI
Also filed as Univ of WI System/La Crosse · Univ of WI System/Platteville · Univ of WI System/River Falls · Univ of WI System/Green Bay · Univ of WI System/Eau Claire
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
170
149
3
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
220
207
15
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
$66,089
Median
$76,450
75th percentile
$99,000
A year, from 387 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $99,000142
SCIENTIST IMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $69,81763
Research Associate-Postdegree TraineeBioinformatics Scientists · median $61,42838
SCIENTIST IIMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $81,94722
LecturerForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $66,1228
Research SpecialistBiological Technicians · median $50,1378
Scientist IIIMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $111,9158
RESEARCHER IFood Scientists and Technologists · median $70,0007
RESEARCHER IISoil and Plant Scientists · median $75,7407
Associate ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $91,9805
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.