1,566 certified · Median $149,781 a year · Richmond, VA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
838
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
728
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
$111,966
Median
$149,781
75th percentile
$173,763
A year, from 1,564 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Manager, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $173,763186
Senior Data AnalystData Scientists · median $97,923176
Senior Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $173,763139
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $153,000111
Principal Data AnalystData Scientists · median $112,90492
Application EngineerSoftware Developers · median $108,01269
Senior Associate, Data ScienceData Scientists · median $114,40061
Principal Associate, Data ScienceData Scientists · median $136,02958
Principal Application EngineerSoftware Developers · median $148,97145
Business ManagerData Scientists · median $155,34736
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.