VISA ATLASWork visas & talent mobility
From→ToFind a corridor EN
☰

Basic Life Research Scientist in Stanford, CA

Job title · Stanford, California

Job title as filed
Basic Life Research Scientist
City
Stanford, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
346
Median offered wage
$79,000
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
Median wage$79,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
JT<USABASIC<LIFE<RESEARCH<SCIENTIST<<<<<<<<<
CA4<N3466<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<2

Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Basic Life Research Scientist" and a worksite in Stanford.

Applications by fiscal year

4488FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
4488FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202256
FY202388
FY202481
FY202585
FY2026*36
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University346
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $79,000; middle half $74,000 to $85,000 · median prevailing wage $60,403 (marker) · 343 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I207
  2. Level II121
  3. Level III15
  4. Level IV3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Basic Life Research Scientist" appears on 414 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1 employers for worksites in 6 cities; the median offered wage is $79,000, so the median in Stanford is 0.0% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
414
Employers nationwide
1
Cities with filings
6
National median offered wage
$79,000
Share of national filings in Stanford
83.6%
Cities with the most applications for Basic Life Research Scientist
  1. Stanford, CA346
  2. Palo Alto, CA60
  3. Pacific Grove, CA3
  4. Redwood City, CA3
  5. La Jolla, CA1
  6. San Carlos, CA1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Stanford job market

Stanford has 2,122 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 317 job titles and 68 employers; "Basic Life Research Scientist" ranks #2 by applications, with 16.3% of them.

Applications in Stanford, all job titles
2,122
Job titles filed
317
Rank of Basic Life Research Scientist in Stanford
2
Median offered wage in Stanford, all job titles
$82,990
National median wage, Biological Scientists, All Other (all job titles)
$78,083
Other job titles in Stanford
  1. Postdoctoral Research Affiliate508
  2. Instructor128
  3. Physical Science Research Scientist98
  4. Life Science Research Professional 277
  5. Research Engineer70
  6. Assistant Professor64
  7. Life Science Research Professional 146
  8. Clinical Assistant Professor35
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more