66 certified · Median $129,000 a year · Boston, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
31
3
5
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
35
2
0
1
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
$108,500
Median
$129,000
75th percentile
$151,085
A year, from 66 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $136,0004
Senior Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $140,0804
Engineer IICivil Engineers · median $113,6773
Scientist IIAtmospheric and Space Scientists · median $120,0003
Core QA AssociateSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $90,7202
Core QA Associate IIISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $93,6002
Engineer ICivil Engineers · median $112,7692
Principal DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $156,0882
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $152,6052
Risk AnalystFinancial Risk Specialists · median $80,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.