25 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
9
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
2
3
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
$123,888
Median
$135,000
75th percentile
$142,915
A year, from 25 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Actuarial AssociateActuaries · median $88,0002
Senior QA ManagerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $130,2222
Application Management, Lead SpecialistSoftware Developers · median $142,8001
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $107,4991
Developer Analyst IISoftware Developers · median $130,0001
Director IT ManagementComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $174,9301
Health Team Leader IIFinancial Managers · median $129,7841
Implementation Leader IInformation Technology Project Managers · median $123,8881
IT Application ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $130,0001
IT Developer Analyst IISoftware Developers · median $140,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.