72 certified · Median $135,000 a year · Chicago, IL
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
30
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
42
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$118,608
Median
$135,000
75th percentile
$161,200
A year, from 72 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SENIOR SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $130,0007
ALGORITHM ENGINEERBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $137,0004
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $140,0003
Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $84,1153
SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERElectrical Engineers · median $170,0002
Senior Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $125,0002
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $195,0002
Staff SDETSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $170,0002
Systems Engineer IIIBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $131,5602
AI ENGINEERComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $190,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.