H-1B and green card employer
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD NAICS 54171
Food and Drug Administration's new-hire H-1B offers average 2.2 lottery entries, against 2.1 for all employers.
72certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$130,222median offer · middle half $110k to $135k
91%42 vs. 22 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
0certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Food and Drug Administration's offers
33 new-employment LCAs · OFLC 2026-27Of every 100 new-employment filings at Food and Drug Administration:
12 get one entry, incl. 3 under Level I
55 get two entries
33 get three entries
0 get four entries
Compared with all employers
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
On the 2025-26 table, used for the March 2026 registration, the same offers average 2.5 entries (3% at Level IV).
Level stated vs level reached
all certified LCAs vs new-employment offersThe level an employer writes on the LCA is the prevailing-wage floor it chose for the job. The salary it offers can sit higher. The lottery counts the salary.
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
What Food and Drug Administration offers
72 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
42 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$133,964 FY2026
Certified green card cases
0 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statisticians | 36 | $133,964 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 16 | $126,575 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 7 | $79,363 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 5 | $119,482 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4 | $84,594 |
| Microbiologists | 3 | $124,599 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Spring, MD | 49 | $132,638 |
| Jefferson, AR | 15 | $86,962 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decisionNo PERM labor certifications under this employer from FY2023 to FY2026 Q3.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting Associate | $139,116 | |
| Visiting Scientist | $113,533 | |
| Visiting Associate | $138,024 | |
| Visiting Associate | $121,785 | |
| Visiting Associate | $142,084 | |
| Visiting Associate | $138,024 | |
| Visiting Associate | $138,024 | |
| Visiting Scientist | $105,854 | |
| Visiting Scientist | $98,459 | |
| Visiting Associate | $133,964 | |
| Visiting Associate | $133,964 | |
| Visiting Associate | $124,599 | |
| Visiting Associate | $133,964 | |
| Visiting Associate | $138,024 | |
| Visiting Associate | $124,599 | |
| Visiting Associate | $142,084 | |
| Visiting Associate | $125,845 | |
| Visiting Scientist | $158,306 | |
| Visiting Associate | $133,964 | |
| Visiting Associate | $138,024 | |
| Visiting Associate | $138,024 | |
| Visiting Associate | $115,749 | |
| Visiting Scientist | $148,711 | |
| Visiting Associate | $120,629 | |
| Visiting Associate | $142,084 |