158 certified · Median $159,775 a year · Nashville, TN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
61
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
97
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
$145,150
Median
$159,775
75th percentile
$180,524
A year, from 158 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer 3Software Developers · median $154,21342
Software Engineer 4Software Developers · median $177,13225
Software Engineer 2Software Developers · median $130,6388
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $183,4677
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $135,0006
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $201,1736
Senior Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $181,7084
Director, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $220,0543
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,5993
SQA Engineer 4Software Developers · median $153,9313
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.