256 certified · Median $114,223 a year · Irvine, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
106
12
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
150
5
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
$104,000
Median
$114,223
75th percentile
$129,792
A year, from 256 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
DATA ENGINEERData Scientists · median $107,78616
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $106,0809
SAP CONSULTANTSoftware Developers · median $114,0465
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $106,0284
FULL STACK DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $124,8003
QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $91,5203
SAP SD FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANTSoftware Developers · median $114,7543
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $86,8403
.NET DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $92,9762
APPLICATION TECHNICAL LEADInformation Technology Project Managers · median $99,2162
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.