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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
3
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
$71,593
Median
$88,764
75th percentile
$100,199
A year, from 8 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $109,6582
SOFTWARE QA TESTERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $89,9812
JAVA DEVELOPERComputer Programmers · median $74,2141
JAVA PROGRAMMERComputer Programmers · median $63,7311
JAVA PROGRAMMER/JAVA DEVELOPERComputer Programmers · median $63,7311
SR. BUSINESS ANALYSTComputer Systems Analysts · median $95,7011
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.