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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
5
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
$80,550
Median
$84,094
75th percentile
$96,574
A year, from 7 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Big Data DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $84,0941
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $81,2001
Mendix Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $79,9001
Senior Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $125,0001
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,9971
Software Quality Analyst/TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $72,5501
Sr. Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $87,1511
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.