Role Filing Pattern
Ames Laboratory Scientist I appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 5 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Ames Laboratory Scientist I H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2074.00
SOC Category: Electrical Engineers, R&D
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Ames Laboratory Scientist I (SOC 17-2074.00, Electrical Engineers, R&D) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 5 filing records. Filed base wages span $81,000 to $83,500 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $83,366. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$83,366
H-1B LCA Filings
5LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$83,500
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Ames, IA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
Salary Caveat
The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$81,000
P25$81,869
Median$83,366
P75$83,500
Max$83,500
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- 5
Filed Wage by City
- Ames, IA$83,3665
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Ames Laboratory Scientist I?
The median filed base salary for Ames Laboratory Scientist I H-1B LCA records is $83,366 per year.
How many Ames Laboratory Scientist I H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 5 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Ames Laboratory Scientist I role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Ames Laboratory Scientist I?
Top employers filing LCAs for Ames Laboratory Scientist I include: Iowa State University of Science and Technology.
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