10 certified · Median $126,000 a year · Waltham, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
0
0
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
$106,500
Median
$126,000
75th percentile
$135,000
A year, from 10 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quality Control Manager, Pharmaceutical Sciences & TechQuality Control Systems Managers · median $135,0002
Associate Scientist, Analytical DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $127,0001
Associate Scientist, ResearchBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $125,0001
Process Research Asso., Pharmaceutical Sciences & TechnologyMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $92,0001
Research Associate, BioanalyticalMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $92,0001
Scientist, Preclinical DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $156,0001
Senior Project ManagerBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $120,0001
Senior Research Associate, ResearchBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $102,0001
Senior Scientist, ResearchBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $180,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.