Research and science
Soil and Plant 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
287
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$71,999
per year
Middle half earn
$60K to $89K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
111
Employers filing for Soil and Plant Scientists
| Employer | LCAs | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University East Lansing | 18 | $68,958 |
| Bayer Research and Development Services LLC St. Louis | 17 | $115,000 |
| Colorado State University Fort Collins | 9 | $86,000 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska Omaha | 9 | $54,163 |
| University of Minnesota Minneapolis | 8 | $73,469 |
| Purdue University West Lafayette | 8 | $56,499 |
| University of Georgia Athens | 7 | $63,000 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research College Station | 7 | $56,119 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis | 7 | $62,652 |
| North Carolina State University Raleigh | 7 | $60,000 |
| University of California, Davis Davis | 7 | $80,927 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside Riverside | 7 | $76,700 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia | 6 | $65,456 |
| University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources Oakland | 6 | $95,250 |
| North Dakota State University Fargo | 6 | $56,500 |
111 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
See ProSource: 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 5 Oct 2026
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 5 Oct 2026