51 certified · Median $161,640 a year · Austin, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
16
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
35
0
1
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
$146,603
Median
$161,640
75th percentile
$196,850
A year, from 50 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineering ApplicationsSoftware Developers · median $170,3528
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $184,8496
Software Development Engineer - TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $143,1004
Software Engineering Systems ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $186,2504
Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,7093
Data EngineerOperations Research Analysts · median $146,4362
Engineering Project/Program ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $172,1002
Software Integrity EngineerSoftware Developers · median $149,6952
Strategic Business DevelopmentMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · median $132,6332
Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $113,3241
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.