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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
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
$84,149
Median
$94,500
75th percentile
$95,500
A year, from 23 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $95,08812
CLOUD ENGINEERComputer Hardware Engineers · median $98,5001
COMPUTER SYSYTEMS ADMINSTRATORNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $73,5001
CYBER SECURITY ANALYSTComputer Systems Analysts · median $81,5001
DATABASE ADMINSTRATORDatabase Administrators · median $90,0001
HARDWARE ENGINEERComputer Hardware Engineers · median $98,5001
Java ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $98,9461
QA ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $80,0001
QA AUTOMATION ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $80,0001
QA MANAGERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $80,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.