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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
41
5
8
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
46
2
2
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
$86,000
Median
$92,700
75th percentile
$103,000
A year, from 87 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerComputer Programmers · median $102,00011
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $93,4504
Java DeveloperComputer Programmers · median $90,5004
Java Full Stack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $102,3004
Site Reliability EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $92,7003
Business AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $94,5002
Cloud ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $90,2002
Cyber Security ArchitectInformation Security Engineers · median $122,3002
Network EngineerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $81,5002
Scrum MasterInformation Technology Project Managers · median $91,8002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.