30 certified · Median $143,650 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
7
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
23
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
$125,150
Median
$143,650
75th percentile
$167,000
A year, from 30 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $133,7502
Software Engineer- Data Pipeline EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $117,5002
Sr. Software Engineer, TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $141,1002
Analyst, Index Development - ImplementationFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $143,8001
Associate, Cboe LabsData Scientists · median $97,1001
Counsel RegulatoryLawyers · median $194,0001
Cousel RegulatoryLawyers · median $194,0001
Data AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $95,0001
EconomistFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $140,0001
Engineer, Software TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $125,6001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.