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The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

Employer · Maine, United States

Employer address
Maine, United States
Applications on record
27
FY2025 applications
2
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$122,782
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory appears in 27 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 2.

Applications by fiscal year — The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

35FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
35FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20121
FY20130
FY20140
FY20150
FY20161
FY20172
FY20183
FY20192
FY20205
FY20213
FY20221
FY20234
FY20243
FY20252
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*0
FY20252
FY20243
FY20234
FY20221
FY20213
FY20205
FY20192
FY20183
FY20172
FY20161
FY20150
FY20140
FY20130
FY20121
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory: applications by worksite state

27+27+27+27+27+
27+27+27+27+27+
Data table
StateApplications
ME27
Worksite states
  1. Maine27
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Biological Scientists, All Other18
  2. Natural Sciences Managers4
  3. Biological Technicians2
  4. Chief Executives2
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor8
  2. President and Professor6
  3. Postdoctoral Research Fellow3
  4. Staff Scientist (microscopist)3
  5. Postdoctoral Researcher2
  6. Research Assistant II2
  7. Post-doctoral Researcher1
  8. Professor1

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $122,782; middle half $94,358 to $306,000 · median prevailing wage $53,040 (marker) · 5 applications.

$60k$125k$190k$255k$320k
$60k$125k$190k$255k$320k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level IV2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

11FY2023
11FY2023
Data table
FY20231
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230010
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Eaton Peabody19
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Maine

The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory has 27 work visa applications on record (FY2012–FY2026), ranking #84 of 568 sponsoring employers in Maine and #34,799 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.19% of the applications filed by employers based in Maine.

Rank in Maine
84 of 568
Rank in the United States
34,799 of 168,030
Share of Maine's applications
0.19%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Maine
48
Largest sponsoring employers in Maine
  1. Rite Pros Inc1,511
  2. Eastern Maine Medical Center852
  3. The Jackson Laboratory834
  4. University of Maine541
  5. Idexx Laboratories, Inc.435
  6. Colby College215
  7. WEX Inc.202
  8. The Aroostook Medical Center164
  9. TRC Engineers, LLC154
  10. Labrees Inc.143
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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