Research and science

Animal Scientists: who sponsors, and what they pay

Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.

Certified LCAs
75
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$75,000
per year
Middle half earn
$62K to $95K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
53

Employers filing for Animal Scientists

EmployerLCAsMedian wage
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
4$90,000
Zoetis, Inc.
Parsippany
4$104,500
Elanco US Inc.
Indianapolis
4$82,500
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
College Station
3$55,000
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
3$49,774
University of Wisconsin System
Madison
2$56,902
University of Florida
Gainesville
2$69,929
Molecular Medicine Research Institute
Menlo Park
2$70,000
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Little Rock
2$49,774
Distributors Processing, Inc.
Porterville
2$132,428
North Dakota State University
Fargo
2$72,500
Aurora Organic Farms, Inc.
Boulder
2$77,500
Lohmann Animal Health International Inc.
Winslow
2$105,000
Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 4, Inc.
New York
2$107,266
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital
Lexington
1$56,000
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Source: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 4 Oct 2026