103 certified · Median $78,220 a year · Detroit, 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 year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
40
9
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
63
10
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
$60,053
Median
$78,220
75th percentile
$111,500
A year, from 94 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ASSISTANT PROFESSOREngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $113,41142
RESEARCH ASSISTANTMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $55,05810
RESEARCH ASSOCIATEBiological Scientists, All Other · median $61,00010
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $58,0188
RESEARCH SCIENTISTMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $68,3897
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $104,0005
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $64,5694
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWChemists · median $61,4283
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $67,6512
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RESEARCHER-EDUCATOR)Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $149,3501
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.