Labor Condition Application

I-200-20022-268564

Research Scientist II at Colorado State University

CertifiedH-1B
Colorado State University filed this Labor Condition Application for Research Scientist II in Fort Collins, CO. The case was certified by the Department of Labor. The offered wage is $57,750/yr against a prevailing wage of $55,702/yr. The occupation is Physicists.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Offered Wage

$57,750

per year

Filed offer: $57,750.00 per Year.

Prevailing Wage (annualized)

$55,702

Level I · per year

Filed prevailing wage: $55,702.00 per Year.

BLS Market Median

$141,900

Colorado · BLS 2020 · filed SOC 19-2012

Offered vs Prevailing

+4%

at or above prevailing

Offered vs BLS Median

-59%

below market

The offered wage is $84,150 below the BLS market median.

The employer self-reports a “prevailing wage” of $55,702/yr, but the BLS 2020 Colorado median for the filed occupation (19-2012) is $141,900/yr. The self-reported prevailing wage is $86,198 below the BLS median.

FILING PARTY

Employer

EmployerColorado State University
DBAColorado State University
FEIN84-6000545
NAICS611310
HQ AddressFort Collins, CO 80523-1024

OCCUPATION & REQUEST

Position

Job TitleResearch Scientist II
SOC Code19-2012
SOC TitlePhysicists
Workers1
Full-TimeYes

REPORTED LOCATION

Worksite

Address1301 Center Ave
CityFort Collins
StateCO
ZIP80523
County08069

CONTACTS & COUNSEL

Legal

Employer ContactPaul Collier
TitleAssistant Director, International Scholar Services

SOURCE DATES

Timeline

Case Submitted2020-01-22
Decision Date2020-01-29
Employment Start2020-03-01
Employment End2020-10-31
Fiscal Year2020

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Questions about the data & methods

About this LCA record

What is case I-200-20022-268564?

I-200-20022-268564 is an H-1B labor condition application record in Department of Labor disclosure data filed by Colorado State University, with case status "Certified".

What job is I-200-20022-268564 for?

The record lists the position as Research Scientist II, located in Fort Collins, CO, requesting 1 worker.

What wage does I-200-20022-268564 pay?

The wage on the record is $57,750 per year, as filed by Colorado State University. Compare it with the occupation's BLS median on this page.

What is an LCA?

A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-conditions form an employer files with the U.S. Department of Labor before an H-1B petition. It states the job, the offered wage, and the worksite, and carries four attestations: pay at least the required wage, working conditions that do not adversely affect U.S. peers, no strike or lockout at the worksite, and notice to U.S. workers. H-1B-dependent and willful-violator employers carry an extra non-displacement duty, with exemptions; it does not attach to every filing.

What does the case status mean?

Certified means the Department of Labor approved the application after a completeness review of the form; it is not a finding that every filed value is accurate. Denied means DOL rejected it. Withdrawn means the application was pulled. The status on this page is the one recorded in the DOL disclosure file.

Is an approved LCA the same as an approved visa?

No. The LCA is only the wage-certification step. The actual visa decision is made separately by USCIS on the H-1B petition. An approved LCA does not guarantee a visa.

Original sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. Original source link unavailable. The stored record does not establish an exact public document.Case: I-200-20022-268564; File: LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2020_Q2.csv
    Source details

    Case: I-200-20022-268564

    File: LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2020_Q2.csv

    Ingested: 2026-07-11 14:33:25.549222+00

    Resolution: missing_lineage, source_link_unavailable

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Required wage and wage sources. 20 CFR 655.731(a)The required wage is the higher of the actual wage and prevailing wage. An independent market median is a comparison, not this legal test.Checked 2026-10-08.
  3. [3] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Labor Condition Application contents. 20 CFR 655.730(c): application fields; 655.730(d)(1)–(4): wage, working-condition, strike/lockout and notice attestationsChecked 2026-10-17.
  4. [4] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  5. [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits