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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
26
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
29
0
3
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
$90,500
Median
$96,000
75th percentile
$107,000
A year, from 55 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $93,5006
Software Developer - Java / AWSSoftware Developers · median $91,5006
Software Developer - QA AutomationSoftware Developers · median $95,0003
Software Engineer - QASoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $86,0003
Software Developer - .Net / AzureSoftware Developers · median $103,5002
Software Developer - Azure / CloudSoftware Developers · median $110,0002