169 certified · Median $148,600 a year · Jersey City, NJ
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
55
2
1
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
114
3
2
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
$135,000
Median
$148,600
75th percentile
$165,700
A year, from 169 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $139,00038
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $160,00013
Associate Director Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $152,0007
Lead Test EngineerSoftware Developers · median $128,5007
Lead Application Support EngineerSoftware Developers · median $133,0005
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $115,0005
Principal DevSecOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $164,6504
Principal Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $166,3504
Principal Test ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $164,0004
Director Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $183,6003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.