392 certified · Median $118,165 a year · Cincinnati, OH
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
150
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
242
1
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
$101,358
Median
$118,165
75th percentile
$130,707
A year, from 389 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $116,69992
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $124,32037
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,22732
Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Developers · median $122,17928
Sr. Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $118,16517
Lead Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Developers · median $137,25911
Software ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $134,9718
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $134,9927
Director, Software ArchitectureComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $148,8246
Sr. Data ScientistData Scientists · median $96,0346
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.