84 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Jefferson Science Associates, LLC's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Next end date: 2026-10-15. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Median offered wage is 29% above the DOL prevailing wage across 48 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Jefferson Science Associates, LLC sponsors H-1B workers, with 84 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 11 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $110,000 (P25 $100,170, P75 $123,596). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 22% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| FY2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| FY2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| FY2025 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| FY2026 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Staff Scientist II I-200-26051-653708 | $126,880/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Feb 20, 2026 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-26051-653742 | $108,368/yr$52/hr as filed | I | Newport News, VA | Feb 20, 2026 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-26051-653700 | $129,376/yr$62/hr as filed | II | Newport News, VA | Feb 20, 2026 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-26051-653755 | $106,284/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Feb 20, 2026 | Certified |
Staff Electrical Engineer I I-200-25317-403860 | $103,854/yr$49/hr as filed | I | Newport News, VA | Nov 13, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25317-403848 | $94,723/yr$45/hr as filed | I | Newport News, VA | Nov 13, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer I-200-25316-401134 | $180,190/yr$86/hr as filed | IV | Newport News, VA | Nov 12, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Electrcial Engineer I I-200-25273-344434 | $103,839/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Sep 30, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Computer Scientist III I-200-25273-344425 | $142,738/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Sep 30, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer I-200-25272-340495 | $180,187/yr | IV | Newport News, VA | Sep 29, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25268-333667 | $94,713/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Sep 25, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25267-331184 | $94,713/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Sep 24, 2025 | Withdrawn |
Electrical Engineer II I-200-25233-257605 | $134,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Aug 21, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Mechanical Engineer II I-200-25141-002186 | $121,825/yr | II | Newport News, VA | May 21, 2025 | Certified |
Aerospace Engineer (Process Equipment) I-200-25129-957679 | $92,115/yr | I | Newport News, VA | May 09, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Physicist II I-200-25122-930757 | $124,701/yr | III | Newport News, VA | May 02, 2025 | Certified |
Physicist I-200-25121-927006 | $129,198/yr | III | Newport News, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer III I-200-25121-927088 | $153,192/yr | III | Newport News, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer I I-200-25121-927750 | $104,107/yr | I | Newport News, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I I-200-25121-926969 | $100,340/yr | I | Newport News, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Staff Physicist I-200-25121-927810 | $188,632/yr | IV | Newport News, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified, withdrawn |
Data Scientist I-200-25106-871721 | $106,284/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Apr 16, 2025 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I-200-25106-871670 | $103,500/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Apr 16, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-25077-783914 | $105,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Mar 18, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-25059-732121 | $116,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Feb 28, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-25037-670883 | $123,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Feb 06, 2025 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-24330-498161 | $123,192/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Nov 25, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Engineer Ii I-200-24330-498240 | $113,378/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Nov 25, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Engineer I I-200-24309-451912 | $108,122/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Nov 04, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Engineer I I-200-24278-385457 | $97,999/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Oct 04, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Computer Scientist I I-200-24278-385449 | $89,854/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Oct 04, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24278-385441 | $106,998/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Oct 04, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Engineer II I-200-24229-272258 | $117,139/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Aug 16, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24229-272277 | $109,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Aug 16, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-24222-256899 | $128,459/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Aug 09, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Electrical Engineer II I-200-24221-253818 | $100,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Aug 08, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24200-204636 | $110,165/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jul 18, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Engineer I I-200-24166-111088 | $101,108/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jun 14, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Staff Scientist I-200-24137-002780 | $201,600/yr | IV | Newport News, VA | May 16, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-24129-969925 | $127,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24102-878533 | $118,260/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Apr 11, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24102-878471 | $108,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Apr 11, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24066-774996 | $110,040/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Mar 06, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Computer Scientist II I-200-24066-775036 | $140,847/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Mar 06, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-24066-774972 | $129,733/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Mar 06, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24024-662457 | $115,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jan 24, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-24024-662480 | $110,699/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jan 24, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Electrical Engineer I I-200-24002-609718 | $103,164/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jan 02, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-23282-418814 | $108,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Oct 09, 2023 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer III I-203-23268-377404 | $136,931/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Sep 25, 2023 | Certified |
Staff Computer Scientist II I-200-23223-257314 | $117,976/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Aug 11, 2023 | Certified |
Staff Scientist III I-200-23192-179472 | $150,000/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Jul 11, 2023 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-23191-176781 | $96,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jul 10, 2023 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-23187-169349 | $124,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Jul 06, 2023 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-23079-861391 | $110,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Mar 20, 2023 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-23075-854259 | $120,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Mar 16, 2023 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer Ii I-200-22333-609126 | $110,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Nov 29, 2022 | Certified |
Computer Scientist I I-200-22318-584565 | $90,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Nov 14, 2022 | Certified |
Computer Scientist I I-200-22306-565002 | $90,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Nov 02, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer I-200-22223-410863 | $154,000/yr | IV | Newport News, VA | Aug 11, 2022 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-22209-382258 | $109,500/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Jul 28, 2022 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-22178-313200 | $135,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Jun 27, 2022 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer III I-200-22178-313144 | $135,000/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Jun 27, 2022 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I I-200-22131-160810 | $80,663/yr | I | Newport News, VA | May 11, 2022 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-22131-160628 | $105,519/yr | II | Newport News, VA | May 11, 2022 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer I I-200-22131-160729 | $91,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | May 11, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Staff Scientist I-200-22124-133382 | $169,999/yr | IV | Newport News, VA | May 04, 2022 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer III I-203-22081-997905 | $117,452/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Mar 22, 2022 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer III I-200-22061-944604 | $117,452/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Mar 02, 2022 | Certified |
Web Developer I I-200-21349-766391 | $73,500/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Dec 15, 2021 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer III I-200-21348-763684 | $112,000/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Dec 14, 2021 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-21341-748287 | $88,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Dec 07, 2021 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-21334-732349 | $97,500/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Nov 30, 2021 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-21334-732296 | $112,000/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Nov 30, 2021 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-21202-475000 | $95,000/yr | I | Newport New3, VA | Jul 21, 2021 | Certified |
Staff Scientist I I-200-21139-325868 | $88,000/yr | I | Newport News, VA | May 19, 2021 | Certified |
Staff Scientist II I-200-21106-230822 | $107,725/yr | II | Newport News, VA | Apr 16, 2021 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer I I-200-20346-953025 | $91,221/yr | I | Newport News, VA | Dec 11, 2020 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer III I-200-20346-953120 | $113,143/yr | III | Newport News, VA | Dec 11, 2020 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: May and Nov — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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