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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
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
$102,250
Median
$118,000
75th percentile
$138,500
A year, from 19 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $138,5004
Embedded Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $103,0002
Senior Software Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $135,5002
Software Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $101,5252
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $90,0001
Logistics Systems ManagerLogisticians · median $107,0001
Quality Assurance Technical LeadSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $110,0001
Senior MIS AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $118,0001
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $83,0001
Software Project ManagerSoftware Developers · median $145,5201
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.