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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
396
10
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
540
1
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
$153,600
Median
$172,931
75th percentile
$193,000
A year, from 935 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $172,931452
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $180,06432
Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $192,65524
Data Scientist, AnalyticsData Scientists · median $178,80019
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $178,00017
Engineering ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $228,00015
Software Engineer, Machine LearningData Scientists · median $177,90011
Associate Manager, Strategy & OperationsManagement Analysts · median $133,0169
Operations Research ScientistOperations Research Analysts · median $153,6009
Manager, Finance & StrategyFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $167,0868
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.