Van Andel Research Institute

25 certified · Median $76,561 a year · Grand Rapids, MI

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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026122300
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202513500

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
$73,750
Median
$76,561
75th percentile
$78,773

A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $78,77313
  • Postdoctoral FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $74,5008
  • Bioinformatics Analyst IBioinformatics Technicians · median $69,7981
  • Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $68,9581
  • Research TechnicianBiological Technicians · median $52,0001
  • Translational Research Project Manager IINatural Sciences Managers1

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Grand Rapids, MI25

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 53