22 certified · Median $166,000 a year · Newton, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
9
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
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
$150,000
Median
$166,000
75th percentile
$199,600
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $172,6874
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,0002
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $210,5782
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $262,5001
R&D Group Manager, IdaptiveComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $260,0001
Senior Production EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $141,0001
Senior SDET - Performance Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $165,4221
Senior Security ArchitectInformation Security Analysts · median $209,0001
Senior Site Reliability EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $141,0001
Senior Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $120,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.