Employer record no. 139

Washington University

US DOL LCA disclosure data, FY2020 to FY2026

Total LCA filings

2,288

Certified

1,916

Denied

FY2025 filings

513

Filings by fiscal year

* partial fiscal year; quarters still being published by DOL

Peer rank

#7 of 1,215 universities and research institutes by filings

Senior titles at entry-level pay

15.2% of senior-titled filings at Level I

12 of 79 certified filings with a senior, lead or people-manager title, FY2024 to date, were at the lowest prevailing-wage tier. Ranking · Method

The ledger

Fiscal year	Filed	Certified	Denied	Avg offered wage	Avg prevailing
FY2020	234	191	0	$81,154	$58,976
FY2021	238	196	1	$91,852	$60,281
FY2022	274	240	0	$75,915	$57,730
FY2023	289	236	0	$77,606	$57,759
FY2024	392	343	0	$86,873	$60,800
FY2025	513	418	0	$98,050	$67,935
FY2026 *	348	292	0	$102,774	$70,131

What they file for

staff scientist$62,738563
postdoctoral research associate$61,625365
assistant professor$160,871269
instructor$116,202191
senior scientist$71,228112
clinical fellow associate$79,86183
research assistant$50,19849
lecturer$77,18643

Where

st. louis, mo1,663
st louis, mo458
saint louis, mo126
nashville, tn5
new york, ny3
boston, ma2

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Certification rate 83.7%How these numbers are computed