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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
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
$86,171
Median
$98,988
75th percentile
$113,407
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
DATA SCIENTISTData Scientists · median $113,0002
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $112,9862
API DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $90,0001
BACKEND API DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $115,0001
DEVOPS ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $113,5471
FULL STACK APPLICATION DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $92,0001
FULL-STACK APPLICATION DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $87,8591
LEAD SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEERNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $110,0001
PROGRAM DEVELOPERComputer Programmers · median $75,0001
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $85,6081
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.