5,069 certified · Median $155,000 a year · Seattle, WA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2,455
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
2,614
2
2
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
$129,196
Median
$155,000
75th percentile
$180,710
A year, from 5,068 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Dev Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $129,0001,228
Software Dev Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $172,300815
Software Development Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $165,200787
Software Development Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $129,000486
Applied Scientist IIComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $183,650214
Software Development Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $199,534190
Software Dev Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $204,700117
Manager III, Software DevelopmentComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $199,400113
Front-End Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $175,00087
Security Engineer IIInformation Security Analysts · median $175,00063
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.