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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
246
6
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
112
4
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
$164,403
Median
$194,834
75th percentile
$226,138
A year, from 357 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Member of Technical StaffSoftware Developers · median $213,512137
Finance & StrategyFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $153,00012
Member of Technical Staff (Machine Learning)Software Developers · median $211,29712
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineering)Software Developers · median $189,59212
Data ScienceData Scientists · median $165,0009
RecruiterHuman Resources Specialists · median $113,0008
Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $215,0008
Technical SalesSales Engineers · median $156,0008
Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer)Software Developers · median $213,5127
Research OperationsOperations Research Analysts · median $125,0007
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.