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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
100
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
40
0
1
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
$138,475
Median
$163,750
75th percentile
$193,550
A year, from 138 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $135,00031
Software Engineer, Data EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $159,20026
Software Engineer, Mobile ApplicationsSoftware Developers · median $141,0009
Senior Software Engineer, AndroidSoftware Developers · median $225,0004
Associate Technical Program ManagerProject Management Specialists · median $135,5003
Senior Data Scientist, AnalyticsData Scientists · median $185,0003
Senior Software Engineer, iOSSoftware Developers · median $215,0003
Software Engineer, AndroidSoftware Developers · median $183,2003
AI Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $202,0002
AI Research Engineer I, Deep LearningComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $212,2002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.