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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
167
1
5
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
228
0
12
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
$174,000
Median
$191,000
75th percentile
$199,884
A year, from 394 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $188,00089
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $191,00083
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $204,00022
Senior Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $191,00018
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $151,00013
Engineering ManagerArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $204,00013
Senior Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $191,00013
Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $196,00010
Platform ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $193,0008
Senior Analytics EngineerBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $175,5008
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.