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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
7
2
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
21
0
5
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
$86,000
Median
$96,000
75th percentile
$102,250
A year, from 28 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
System EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $86,0007
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $99,7504
FullStack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,0003
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $117,0002
System Security EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $90,0002
.Net DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $107,0001
Data EngineerDatabase Architects · median $91,0001
EDI Functional ConsultantComputer Programmers · median $82,0001
ERP Programmer (Software Developer)Software Developers · median $85,0001
Full Stack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $98,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.