136 certified · Median $127,754 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
68
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
68
0
1
1
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
$106,137
Median
$127,754
75th percentile
$143,874
A year, from 135 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $108,07711
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,9768
Senior Data ScientistData Scientists · median $132,2677
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $127,8787
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $98,6346
ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $143,8745
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $134,9514
Associate ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $144,8513
Business Intelligence EngineerBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $93,9743
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $119,5583
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.