1,294 certified · Median $112,923 a year · Fairfax, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
531
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
763
9
8
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
$95,035
Median
$112,923
75th percentile
$127,837
A year, from 1,285 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $117,000444
Business Systems AnalystInformation Technology Project Managers · median $106,912125
Programmer/AnalystComputer Programmers · median $98,000124
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $116,600100
Software Quality/Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $103,50086
Software ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $140,75445
DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $117,50042
Production Support SpecialistSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $93,65542
Software Quality Assurance AnalystSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $86,21639
Director, Consulting ServicesComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $149,55036
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.