61 certified · Median $125,307 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
21
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
40
5
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
$103,272
Median
$125,307
75th percentile
$141,751
A year, from 61 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Specialist III-IC DevelopmentSoftware Developers · median $125,3075
Specialist III-IC Data SciencesData Scientists · median $123,8334
Specialist III-IC Quality AssuranceSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $110,8644
Senior Manager-PM DevelopmentComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $170,0233
Senior Specialist-IC DevelopmentSoftware Developers · median $141,0562
Senior Specialist-IC IT ArchitectureInformation Technology Project Managers · median $132,3822
Senior Specialist-IC Quantitative Risk ManagementStatisticians · median $119,3302
Specialist II-IC Data SciencesFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $83,0152
Specialist III-IC Data Analytics and VisualizationBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $101,8382
Specialist III-IC Full Stack DevelopmentSoftware Developers · median $114,4752
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.